Mary Faith (Stoddard) Hupe, 85, of Bellingham, went to be with the Lord Jesus, March 3, 2016 at Bethany Health Care Center in Framingham, surrounded by her family in a place where she had worked and was loved. She was the wife of the late Eddy Hupe who passed away this past October.
Born in Boston on December 12, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Frances A. (Stoddard) Cole. Mary grew up north of Boston and but later lived in Sherborn, Holliston, and then for the last 30 years, in Bellingham.
Mary graduated from Winthrop High School in 1949, and later from nursing school in Salem, MA. She worked as an LPN at Leonard Morse Hospital, Cushing Hospital and Bethany Health Care where she retired in 1999.
Mary came to know Jesus as her Saviour in the early 1970`s, through her co-worker and friend, Luci Hupe. She and her husband Ed, were members of All Nations Worship Center in Walpole, where they were elders. Mary helped out in the kitchen and nursery. They also taught and were part of a Bible study in Hopedale.
Mary loved all animals, both her pets and wildlife. She was a great example of faithfulness. She loved her family and friends and often wrote letters and cards to encourage them. Her greatest love was the Lord Jesus, whom she served and was an example of for more than 40 years.
Mary is survived by her children; Lisa Patterson and her husband Mark of Cumberland, RI, Tracy Nett and her husband John of Manville, RI, John Bennett of Bellingham, Ron Hupe and his wife Dorothea of Norton, Patty DeVries and her husband Raymond of the Netherlands, Ludwig Hupe and his wife Mary of Florida, and Monica Hupe and her husband Bob of Florida.
She is also survived by her grandchildren; Daniel, Timothy, Anna Beth, April, Peter, Salina, Kristie, Jennifer, Jeffrey, David, Joshua, Joel, Abram, Josh, Timmy, Tommy and Jason and 22 great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her daughter-in-law Helen Hupe of Hopedale
Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. in the All Nations Worship Center, 429 Main Street, Walpole.
Visiting hours will be on Monday from 6:00-8:00pm in the All Nations Worship Center and again on Tuesday from 9:30-10:00am
Interment will be in Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her name to the All Nations Worship Center, 429 Main Street, Walpole, MA 02081.