MARY KENDRICK
There will be a Celebration of life for MARY KENDRICK Saturday, August 24th at 2pm at the Charlemont Federated Church. We will offer light refreshments after the memorial service and invite those who would like to bake some finger foods such as cookies, brownies, or bars, anything you love to bake, to bring them to the church the afternoon of the memorial. If you are traveling a distance just bring them when you come. We appreciate your assistance and look forward to seeing you at Mary’s Celebration of Life. Mary was such a fixture, such a dear bundle of energy and intellect, we hope you’ll be able to join us for this memorial moment to celebrate her life.
Thank you
Agnes and the Pastoral Care crew.
[ Mary Kendrick Obituary republished from Legacy.com ]
Charlemont, MA – Mary I. Kendrick, 99, of Route 2, passed away at home on December 21, 2023.
Mary was born Dec. 7, 1924, the daughter of John H. and Amy (Tanner) Kendrick. She attended the Little Red Schoolhouse in East Charlemont, graduated from Charlemont High School in 1943, and the University of Massachusetts in 1947 with Honors.
Following graduation she went to Boston where she was employed as a medical research technician, first at Harvard’s Thorndike Laboratory and later at the Channing Laboratory, both located at the Boston City Hospital; moving with the Channing Laboratory in 1977 to the Longwood Ave. location where she was chief medical research technologist until her retirement in 1990.
She was a member of the Old South Church in Boston and a friend of the Charlemont Federated Church. At the Old South Church she served as deacon, chairwoman of the leadership committee, church historian and a member of the Women’s Guild.
She was a life-member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, and a member of the Charlemont Historical Society, the Heath Historical Society and the American Congregational Society.
Ms. Kendrick is survived by two nephews Paul J. Kendrick of Charlemont, John D. (Anne) Kendrick of Marlborough, MA and a grandniece Maeve Anne Kendrick also of Marlborough.
The family would like to thank Virginia, Steve, Pamela, Family Care Plus and Pioneer Valley Hospice of Greenfield for their kind and compassionate care. We also would like to thank her many friends at the Charlemont Federated Church.
Burial in East Charlemont Cemetery will take place (took place) in the spring.