Alice L. HOTTE

NEW BEDFORD -- Alice L. (Hotte) Fulhan, 94, died Feb. 28, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Frank J. Fulhan; they were married for 40 years. A lifelong resident of New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Arthur R. and Alida (Gaudette) Hotte. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. Mrs. Fulhan was past president of Sassequin Lioness Club, past treasurer of New Bedford Host Lioness Club, past treasurer of Friends of the New Bedford Library and a member of the New Bedford Garden Club, Scrabble Club and St. Mary's Ladies Guild. Mrs. Fulhan possessed endless talent and excelled in her many pursuits. As a young woman, she studied voice with professor L.J. Fontaine and performed extensively in the area. Later in life, she studied painting at Swain School of Design and her artworks captured the natural beauty of landscapes. She was an expert seamstress, award-winning league bowler, avid gardener and a counselor to widowed persons through the Dartmouth Council on Aging. Mrs. Fulhan clerked at the polls every year for six decades, beginning with the election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She was truly an inspiration to her family and friends, who loved her dearly. Survivors include a son, Frank Fulhan Jr. and his wife, Josephine, of Maine; a daughter, Ann Murphy of Connecticut; a son-in-law, Raymond Murphy of Florida; two brothers, Normand Hotte and his wife, Lillian, of Taunton and Wilfred Hotte and his wife, Evelyn, of Freetown; a sister, Yvonne Fontaine of New Bedford; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Lucien Hotte and Cora (Hotte) Marcoux, both of New Bedford. Her funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph/St. Therese Church. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Arrangements by Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd.