Mary Lou Obst
Mary Lou Obst, of Quincy, at age 74, August, 27, 2012. Survived by her cousins in Nova Scotia and her devoted long time friends Rose Ciccolo and Janet Swenson. Graduate of Boston City Hospital School of Nursing and a member of Proparvulis. Retired R.N. from Quincy City Hospital. Funeral Thursday, August 30 from Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, MILTON at 11:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church, North Quincy at 12 Noon. Visiting hours Wednesday 3 – 7 pm. Interment Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston.
Guestbook Entries
Mary Lou was my Godmother – I was named Mary Louise after her. She came every year to Nova Scotia to visit me and she always brought nice clothes from the “city” – she continued to visit after I had my kids and they too looked forward to “city’ clothes from Mary Lou. My brother Peter and I took a holiday in Boston with Mary Lou and Helen when we were preteens – I will always remember her as a fun person – we had the best visit on her last visit with her Mom to Nova Scotia as they stayed where I was working and we talked hours and hours each evening and really got to know each other. Mary Lou loved kids – and all kids loved her.
Mary Lou was a part of my life for as long as I remember. She started coming to Nova Scotia when I was very small. She always made birthdays and Christmas very special with sending the latest toys and fashions from the big city in the States to the country – things that may not have made to our shelves yet. We always waited with great anticipation for Mary Lou’s package to arrive. Her visits were also special and as I got older and able to visit her, we enjoyed her hospitality. She had great stories to tell of her adventures on her cruises. When I had children, she turned to spoiling them and becoming a special part of their lives as well. Who else would buy a lobster in a restaurant for a 4 year old? Those memories will live on and Mary Lou will always be a part of our lives.
Mary Lou always remembered our birthdays and usually made Christmas for us when we were small. Sometimes her parcel would be late and we got to have a second Christmas that was better than the first. Her generousity will always be remembered. “Would you like a bottle of tonic?”
Visits from Mary Lou were something that all of her family in Nova Scotia looked forward too: from the clothes and toys, to the candy and money, Mary Lou knew the DIRECT way to a child’s heart.
But it wasn’t just the gifts that made Mary Lou’s visits something to look forward too. It was being able to talk to someone about baseball and exchange jibs about Red Sox and Blue Jays. It was an opportunity to learn about Boston and the rest of New England. It was an opportunity to get to talk to and get to know a genuine kind hearted person—a type of person that does not exist in great quantities in this world.
I also had the good fortune of getting to spend Christmas nearly every year with Mary Lou. It is always something I will remember and cherish. Her smile and joy of life was most evident on that day.
Mary Lou always seemed to be looking out for someone else and was entirely unselfish, which is probably why she was so loved by all of her family in Nova Scotia.
Mary Lou will be missed by us, but she will not be forgotten.
Mary Lou was a very fine person and good friend. We know that she is now in heaven with her beloved mother and father. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Phil, Pat and Paula Dennis