Mary Lou O'Brien

June 26, 1931 - February 5, 2020

Mary Lou O’Brien, 88, of Nashua, NH passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 with her loving family by her side.  She was born June 26, 1931 in Seabreeze, NY, daughter of the late J. Murray and Lucille (Lucas) Lyons. Mary Lou and her husband Robert spent many happy years raising their family in New Hartford, NY prior to moving to New Hampshire. Mary Lou was predeceased by her beloved husband Robert T. O’Brien in 2013, after sharing 56 years of marriage.  She was also predeceased by her cherished son Michael in 2001 as well as her two sisters and brother: Eileen, Regina and James.  Mary Lou was a graduate of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Utica, NY, where she became a Registered Nurse. She loved music in all its forms but had a passion for the piano where she enjoyed many happy hours playing for herself and others. She was an avid reader and crossword enthusiast but her greatest joy was her family.  She was a strong woman and gentle soul who was loved by all who met her. Her strong faith in God supported her through life’s hardships and sustained her through her widowed years until she could be reunited with her beloved Bob.  Mary Lou and Bob enjoyed numerous travels in their retirement years as well as volunteering for a number of years at St. Luke’s hospital in Utica, NY. They were a devoted couple who cherished their time together.  Her loving and devoted family includes two daughters and 3 sons: Dennis O’Brien of Buffalo, NY, Michael O’Brien (deceased) and his wife Rachel of Morris Plains, NJ, Mary Kathleen Dishaw and her husband Donald of Shrub Oak, NY, Andrew O’Brien and his wife Kathleen of North Kingstown, RI, and Bridget Paluzzi and her husband Kevin of Nashua, NH.  Mary Lou was blessed to have 13 grandchildren: Julianne, Michael and his wife Kinsey, Daniel and his fiancé Sarah, Derek and wife Stephanie, Sarah and husband Matthew, Kevin, Adam and wife Evelyn, Ryan, Maureen, Meghan, Allison, Emily, Christopher and five great grandchildren, Kareem, Avery, Conor, McKenzie, and Jameson. She had many nieces and nephews and was much loved by all she met. A time of visitation will be held on Saturday, February 8th from 9am - 10:30am in the DUMONT-SULLIVAN FUNERAL HOME, 50 FERRY ST., IN HUDSON. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place directly following visitation at 11am in Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road in Nashua. Burial will take place in Edgewood Cemetery in Nashua. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations be made in Mary Lou’s loving memory to Hope House, 112 South St, Utica,  NY 13501 or at http://hopehouseutica.org