Laconia-----Mary A. Hopkins, 83, a longtime resident of 12 Bungalow Court, Laconia and most recently a resident of John H. Whitaker Place, 30 Borough Road, Penacook, NH for the last several years, died at the Concord Hospital on Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
Mary was born November 1, 1927 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of the late John F. & Jessie (Tann) Hopkins. She was a Sister of Mercy for eighteen years and received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Mount St. Mary College in Hooksett, N.H. and her Master of Science Degree from Boston College. She was a registered nurse and taught at the Laconia School of Nursing and the Sacred Heart School of Nursing. She had also been the Director of Nursing at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Mass.
Mary is survived by several nieces and nephews, including nephew and care giver, Thomas Landry, of Manchester.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 11:00AM.
Spring burial will be in the family lot in St. Lambert Cemetery.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the John H. Whitaker Place, 30 Borough Road, Penacook, NH 03303.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.