Made her friends and family feel special and loved
STONEHAM — Mary L. Turilli, 73, of Stoneham, formerly of North Reading, died July 8, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born April 16, 1948 to Fred and Delphina Turilli of North Reading. She was the youngest of their five daughters. Mary was predeceased by her sister, Irene Bourne, and her brothers-in-law, George Bourne and Daniel Doherty. She is survived by her sisters, Josephine Doherty of North Reading; Anna Mercuri and her husband, George, of Chelmsford; and Rose Babine and her husband, Ted, of Andover. She was known as “Auntie Mary” and loved by 11 nieces and nephews, and 30 grand nieces and grand nephews.
Mary graduated from North Reading High School in 1966. She spent the majority of her career in the transportation industry at Horizon Air Services where she became President and Partner and helped to build the foundation of a successful business.
Mary was known for being extremely kind and generous. More than anything, she loved to spend time with her friends and family and made them all feel special and loved – always attending and supporting their events – small and large. Mary’s favorite things to do were going to the beach, cooking and baking, making floral arrangements, crafting, gardening, shopping, and creating gift baskets to help raise money for various organizations. She was also the Queen of the Red Hat Scarlet Glories – spending many fun times with her friends on their outings together.
Her funeral was held from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow St., on Tuesday, July 13, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter St., North Reading at 10:30 a.m. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Monday, July 12, from 4 to 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Mary to The National Breast Cancer Society (www.nationalbreastcancer.org), the National Breast Cancer Foundation, PO Box 676910, Dallas, TX 75267-6910, or The Liver Foundation (www.liverfoundation.org), Charitable Giving American Liver Foundation, PO Box 299, West Orange, NJ 07052.
Please visit www.croswellfuneralhome.com to send an online message of condolence.
