A memorial service for Mary Mady, 79, formerly of Bedford, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Venice, FL. Interment will follow in the church’s All Saints Memorial Garden.
Mary DiBlasi Mady passed away peacefully after a short illness on Nov. 11, 2023. Mary was born on July 8, 1944 in Waterbury, CT to the late Toddy DiBlasi and late Maria (Keeney) DiBlasi. She was the oldest of five children and when her father died when she was 15, she and her brother Mark DiBlasi of Lexington, SC, helped with the child care of her three younger siblings: Denise Brindamour of Coventry, RI; Mike Di Blasi of Portland, OR; and the late David DiBlasi.
Mary worked her way through college, majoring in French. While in college, she won a national essay contest. The prize was a semester in the location of your choice and she chose Paris.
After college, she taught English and French in public school and after four years, decided to go into nursing. She took a two-year college course and became an RN in a psychiatric hospital and ran a unit for adolescent girls. During that time, she began writing procedure manuals for the hospital.
At this time, she decided to get a master’s degree in social work at Boston College.
A few years later, Mary moved to the Boston area to work as a technical writer, which she enjoyed for many years.
Mary was involved in Moving On – a singles social club based in Lexington. She had many leadership roles in that organization
After retiring in 2020, Mary relocated from Bedford, MA to Venice, FL. Since moving to Venice, she was an active member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and a faithful member of the Woman’s Bible Study.
Throughout her life, Mary has been an avid hiker and canoeist. She has also been a devoted cat lover.
Mary will be missed by her family and her many friends in the Boston area and Venice, Florida.
Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church.
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