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Mary Elizabeth Osterholt
Mary Elizabeth Osterholt,
78, died Sunday, November 03, at the Apple Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Ayer.
Mary was born in Deer Island, Maine.
At an early age she moved to Malden, and was raised and educated there.
The graduated from Malden High School with the class of 1942.
Following high school, she enrolled in the New England Baptist Hospital
School of Nursing, where she became a Registered Nurse.
Mary worked as a private duty nurse for many years until her children
were born. In 1947 Mary and her husband George were married by Pastor
Roy Minnick of the First Church of Malden, Congregational,
and the two shared the following 55 years together until George's passing
this year.
Mary was a long time member of the Lady's Aid Society of
the Malden Hospital, and also performed volunteer work at the hospital
She was also a member of the Social Order of Beauseant in Malden.
She is survived by her daughter, Beverly
A. and her husband Richard M. Barrett of Chelmsford, her son David
M. and his wife Dorothy A. Osterholt of Westminister West, VT, her grandchildren Heather Barrett of Chelmsford, Justin
Barrett of Chelmsford, Daniel Osterholt of VT, Heather Osterholt of VT, her
sisters Beverly Mc Millen of
Malden, and Helene Sawyer of Lynn, and her brother Bradley
Thompson of GA.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, and
her parents Milton and Sarah
(Howard) Thompson.
Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144
Salem Street, Malden on Wednesday from 6 - 9 PM1
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 7, 2002 at
10:00 A.M. at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home. Rev. Randall P. Ferrara of The First
Church in Malden, Congregation will be officiating.
Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden. Donations
in Mary's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St,
Framingham, MA 01701-9376.
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