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OBITS (Ferris; Boa)

Helen C. Ferris

Helen Cartwright Ferris, 93, a Newtown resident for 70 years, died January 20

at Danbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late Donald B. Ferris, Sr, and

resided at 2 Head O' Meadow Road.

Mrs Ferris was born in Woodbury on May 31, 1904, a daughter of Howard and

Clara Minor Cartwright. She was a graduate of Woodbury High School.

Mrs Ferris was an avid gardener and enjoyed canning and freezing vegetables.

She was a member of the Pohtatuck Grange and was a longtime member of the

Fairfield County Homemakers. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in

Newtown.

Mrs Ferris is survived by a son, Donald B. Ferris, Jr, of Newtown; a daughter,

Marie Ferris Walker of Newtown; three grandchildren, Dale Walker and Darlene

Walker Spencer of Newtown and Linda Walker Uhde of Sandy Hook; two great

grandchildren, Karla and Jeffrey Spencer of Newtown; and several nieces and

nephews.

Friends may call at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, Thursday,

January 22, 7-9 pm.

Funeral services will be Friday, January 23, at 10:30 am in the Honan Funeral

Home with the Rev Kathleen Adams-Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in

Newtown Village Cemetery in the spring.

Contributions in memory of Helen Ferris may be made to the Newtown Ambulance

Association, PO Box 344, Newtown 06470 or to the Newtown Visiting Nurse

Association 45 Main Street, Newtown, 06470.

Jack Boa

Eliseu "Jack" Boa, 71, father of Regina Schermerhorn of Newtown, died January

21 at Danbury Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Regina (Amaral) Boa of

Danbury.

Mr Boa was born in Vila Franca do Deao, Portugal, on March 6, 1926, a son of

the late Jose Joaquim and Delfina (de Jesus) Boa. He was reared and educated

in Portugal and moved to the United States in 1948. He worked in construction

in his earlier years, and he later owned several local businesses, most

recently the former Belvedere Cafe.

Mr Boa was active in the local Portuguese community and was a lifetime member

and past president of both the Portuguese American Club and The Sons of

Portugal.

Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by two other daughters, Delfina

do Nascimento of Danbury and Fernanda Resendes of Bethel; three brothers,

Arthur of Danbury and Joao and Germano, both of Portugal; three sisters, Alda

Rodriques of Danbury, Sara Coelho of Portugal, and Maria da Jesus Boa of

Brazil; five grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and several nieces and

nephews. He was predeceased by a daughter, Irene DeMoura.

Contributions in memory of Jack Boa may be made to either the American Cancer

Society, 40 North Street, Danbury 06810; or the American Heart Association, 5

Brookside Drive, Wallingford, 06492.

Calling hours are Thursday, January 22, 5 to 9 pm at the Green Funeral Home,

57 Main Street, Danbury.

Funeral services will be held Friday, January 23, at 10 am from the funeral

home to St Peter Church in Danbury, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be

celebrated at 10:30 am. Burial will be in St Peter Cemetery.