Elizabeth (Esperian) Mann, 86, of Haverhill, died on Good Friday, April 2, 2010, at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital, surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness.
Born in Haverhill, July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of Armenian Immigrants, Sarkis and Mary (Saradarian) Esperian. She attended the Wingate School, Tilton School, and was a member of the Haverhill High School, Class of 1941.
A gifted entertainer, she sang at many club venues, including Canobie Lake Park, throughout the Merrimack Valley under the stage name Betty Bradford. Her musical style was taylored after her idol, Billie Holiday. Over the years she and her husband Al, met many name musicians at place like Lennie’s on the Turnpike in Peabody. They had a close and personal relationship for many years with Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Buckner, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Jo Jones, and Alan Dawson. As her children attended school, she was employed as a teacher’s aide/cafeteria monitor, at the Burnham and Fox elementary schools. Previously she was employed as a fancy stitcher in the local shoe industry.
She leaves her beloved husband of 53 years, Alfred O. Mann Jr.; a son, Alfred O. Mann III, both of Haverhill; her devoted daughter and caregiver, Stephanie E. Mann, of Haverhill; a daughter, Pamela E. and her husband Mark Davis of Palm Coast, Fla.; two grandchildren, Sarah and Jessie Davis, special family friend, Jodi (Mazza) Perez; a nephew, Kenneth Esperian of Watertown; nieces, Mary-Lee Moomjian-Stringer, Carol Moomjian, both of Miami, and Susan Howard, of Raymond, N.H. She was predeceased by her first husband who was killed in action during World War II, Orfeo Bianchi; a brother, Martin Esperian; and sister, Rose Moomjian.
ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Monday, April 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. from the funeral home with a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. at the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe (St. Gregory the Illuminator), 110 Main St., Haverhill. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill.
Born in Haverhill, July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of Armenian Immigrants, Sarkis and Mary (Saradarian) Esperian. She attended the Wingate School, Tilton School, and was a member of the Haverhill High School, Class of 1941.
A gifted entertainer, she sang at many club venues, including Canobie Lake Park, throughout the Merrimack Valley under the stage name Betty Bradford. Her musical style was taylored after her idol, Billie Holiday. Over the years she and her husband Al, met many name musicians at place like Lennie’s on the Turnpike in Peabody. They had a close and personal relationship for many years with Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Buckner, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Jo Jones, and Alan Dawson. As her children attended school, she was employed as a teacher’s aide/cafeteria monitor, at the Burnham and Fox elementary schools. Previously she was employed as a fancy stitcher in the local shoe industry.
She leaves her beloved husband of 53 years, Alfred O. Mann Jr.; a son, Alfred O. Mann III, both of Haverhill; her devoted daughter and caregiver, Stephanie E. Mann, of Haverhill; a daughter, Pamela E. and her husband Mark Davis of Palm Coast, Fla.; two grandchildren, Sarah and Jessie Davis, special family friend, Jodi (Mazza) Perez; a nephew, Kenneth Esperian of Watertown; nieces, Mary-Lee Moomjian-Stringer, Carol Moomjian, both of Miami, and Susan Howard, of Raymond, N.H. She was predeceased by her first husband who was killed in action during World War II, Orfeo Bianchi; a brother, Martin Esperian; and sister, Rose Moomjian.
ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Monday, April 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. from the funeral home with a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. at the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe (St. Gregory the Illuminator), 110 Main St., Haverhill. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill.
Elizabeth (Esperian) Mann, 86, of Haverhill, died on Good Friday, April 2, 2010, at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital, surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness.
Born in Haverhill, July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of Armenian Immigrants, Sarkis and Mary (Saradarian) Esperian. She attended the Wingate School, Tilton School, and was a member of the Haverhill High School, Class of 1941.
A gifted entertainer, she sang at many club venues, including Canobie Lake Park, throughout the Merrimack Valley under the stage name Betty Bradford. Her musical style was taylored after her idol, Billie Holiday. Over the years she and her husband Al, met many name musicians at place like Lennie’s on the Turnpike in Peabody. They had a close and personal relationship for many years with Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Buckner, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Jo Jones, and Alan Dawson. As her children attended school, she was employed as a teacher’s aide/cafeteria monitor, at the Burnham and Fox elementary schools. Previously she was employed as a fancy stitcher in the local shoe industry.
She leaves her beloved husband of 53 years, Alfred O. Mann Jr.; a son, Alfred O. Mann III, both of Haverhill; her devoted daughter and caregiver, Stephanie E. Mann, of Haverhill; a daughter, Pamela E. and her husband Mark Davis of Palm Coast, Fla.; two grandchildren, Sarah and Jessie Davis, special family friend, Jodi (Mazza) Perez; a nephew, Kenneth Esperian of Watertown; nieces, Mary-Lee Moomjian-Stringer, Carol Moomjian, both of Miami, and Susan Howard, of Raymond, N.H. She was predeceased by her first husband who was killed in action during World War II, Orfeo Bianchi; a brother, Martin Esperian; and sister, Rose Moomjian.
ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Monday, April 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. from the funeral home with a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. at the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe (St. Gregory the Illuminator), 110 Main St., Haverhill. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill.
Born in Haverhill, July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of Armenian Immigrants, Sarkis and Mary (Saradarian) Esperian. She attended the Wingate School, Tilton School, and was a member of the Haverhill High School, Class of 1941.
A gifted entertainer, she sang at many club venues, including Canobie Lake Park, throughout the Merrimack Valley under the stage name Betty Bradford. Her musical style was taylored after her idol, Billie Holiday. Over the years she and her husband Al, met many name musicians at place like Lennie’s on the Turnpike in Peabody. They had a close and personal relationship for many years with Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Buckner, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Jo Jones, and Alan Dawson. As her children attended school, she was employed as a teacher’s aide/cafeteria monitor, at the Burnham and Fox elementary schools. Previously she was employed as a fancy stitcher in the local shoe industry.
She leaves her beloved husband of 53 years, Alfred O. Mann Jr.; a son, Alfred O. Mann III, both of Haverhill; her devoted daughter and caregiver, Stephanie E. Mann, of Haverhill; a daughter, Pamela E. and her husband Mark Davis of Palm Coast, Fla.; two grandchildren, Sarah and Jessie Davis, special family friend, Jodi (Mazza) Perez; a nephew, Kenneth Esperian of Watertown; nieces, Mary-Lee Moomjian-Stringer, Carol Moomjian, both of Miami, and Susan Howard, of Raymond, N.H. She was predeceased by her first husband who was killed in action during World War II, Orfeo Bianchi; a brother, Martin Esperian; and sister, Rose Moomjian.
ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Monday, April 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. from the funeral home with a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. at the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe (St. Gregory the Illuminator), 110 Main St., Haverhill. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill.
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