Mary (O'Brien) Currie

May 13, 1922 - March 12, 2020

Florence – Mary (O’Brien) Currie, 97, of Florence, passed away from a brief illness on Thursday March 12th at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Northampton on May 13, 1922 to the late William and Mabel (Carr) O’Brien. She was a graduate of Northampton High School and later went to work alongside her sisters; Catty and Eleanor as the head waitress for 30 years at The Log Cabin in Holyoke, before her retirement. Mary was a quick witted, kind, generous and loving lady, who always put others before herself. She wished for all, to put aside differences and keep love and harmony in their hearts. She enjoyed her trips to the casino with her family, never missing the annual excursions. Mary was loved by so many and will be sadly missed by all. She is survived by her son; Robert and his oppo, Linda Devine of Westhampton, her daughter; Tina O’Brien of Florence, her daughter-in-law; Cheryl Currie of Florence, her brother; Ronald O’Brien of Florence, grandchildren; Sharyn Trombley, Scott Currie, Michelle, Michael and Todd O’Brien, Seamus Currie, Courtney Brousseau, Nathan Larsen, six great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild, several nieces, nephews and dear friends. Besides her parents, she was pre-deceased by her loving husband, whom she missed dearly; Warren Currie Sr., her son; Warren Jr., sisters; Catherine Wilkinson, Eleanor Mandeville, Eileen Murch, Shirley Countyman and her sister-in-law; Joni O’Brien. All services will be held at a later date. DROZDAL FUNERAL HOME of Northampton has been entrusted with services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the; Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452 www.alz.org. For more information, please visit Drozdalfuneralhome.com. And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration. Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us. They existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed.