Mary Ann Gendron

April 8, 1936 - June 16, 2014

Mary Ann (Provencal) Gendron passed peacefully on June 16, 2014. She was born in Sanford, Maine and graduated from St. Ignatius School. Mary Ann wed Raymond V. Gendron on May 5, 1956. They settled in Hudson. Mary Ann was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She and Ray raised seven children. While raising her children, she attended the Elsa Williams School of Needlepoint. She taught needlepoint and bargello classes at her home for a number of years. After raising her children, Mary Ann resumed work outside the home. She was an administrative assistant at Digital Equipment Corporation and later worked at Oxford Health Plans before retiring. Mary Ann loved to quilt. She was a member of the Hannah Dustin Quilt Guild and the U’D’Cides quilt group with whom she enjoyed many hours of friendship. She was a generous spirit; she knitted hats and worked on quilts for charitable causes. Mary Ann participated in aqua fitness at the Nashua YMCA and enjoyed lunches and gatherings with her friends. She was a longtime parishioner of St. John XXIII church in Hudson. During this time, she was a eucharistic minister and an active member of the bereavement committee. She is survived by her loving husband, Raymond and her children and their spouses, including Kathy Hogan, Steve Gendron, Rachel (and Don) Ouellette, Linda (and Chris) Masucci, David (and Candy) Gendron, Cheryl Gendron (and Dale Compton), Jeff (and Kathy) Gendron. In addition, Mary Ann has seven grandchildren all of whom she loved very much, including Nick Gendron, Dominic and Peter Masucci, Andrea Ouellette, Chelsea and Cory Hogan, and John Gendron. Additionally, she leaves her sister, Annette (and Robert) Foisy and brother, Robert Provencal and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving mother Yvonne Provencal. Visiting hours are June 19th at the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry Street, Hudson, NH on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Mass will be held Friday, June 20th at 10 a.m. at St. John XXIII Parish church, 27 Library Street, Hudson, NH. All may meet at church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 or http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG.