Whitman – Mary L. (Hardy) Thompson 66 died Saturday June 15, surrounded by her loving family, in Tufts Medical Center, Boston after complications due to leukemia. She was the beloved wife of 43 years to Richard “Dick” Thompson.
Born in Boston, the oldest of ten children, and raised in Dorchester she was the daughter of the late Louis J. and Rita C. (Halligan) Hardy and a graduate of Boston Schools.
Mary had been a resident of Whitman for over 41 years, where she and her husband Dick had raised their two children, and had been active communicants of the Holy Ghost Church. Mary had served for several years as secretary of the Religious Education Program at Holy Ghost.
She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and her greatest joy came from the time spent with her family.
In addition to her husband Dick she is survived by her loving children Christopher Thompson and his wife Rebecca of Waltham and Kimberly Marasca and her husband Dennis, Jr. of North Reading, her 9 siblings Albert Hardy of Holbrook, Louis Hardy of Abington, James Hardy, Robert Hardy, Eileen Hardy and Rita Akins all of Wareham, Edith Kennedy of Stoughton, Edward Hardy of Hyde Park and Paul Hardy of FL. She is also survived by her grandchildren whom she adored, Luke, Noah, and Grace Thompson and Olivia Marasca as well as several nieces and nephews.
Her services will be held Wednesday June 19 at 9:15 AM from the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman, followed by a funeral mass at 10 AM in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial will follow in the St. James Cemetery, Whitman. Visiting hours will be held Tuesday June 18 from 4-8 PM.
Donations in her name may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 9 Erie Drive / Suite 101, Natick, MA 01760 or at http://pages.lightthenight.org/ma/Wakefld13/teammarythompson