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Mrs Mary Reynolds
February 21, 1926 ~ January 25, 2017 (age 90) 90 Years OldShare Tribute:
Mary Siebert Reynolds of Thomaston died on Wednesday at Saint Mary’s Hospital less than a month shy of her 91st birthday.
Mary was born February 21, 1926, one of four children born to Dorothy Rappelt Siebert and Edward Louis Siebert of Waterbury, CT. Mary graduated from Waterbury Catholic High School and Saint Mary’s School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse at Saint Mary’s Hospital and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Mary was a staff member of Thomaston High School for 20 years, first as the founder and teacher of the Nurse Aide Program and then as School Nurse.
Mary met her husband Thomas F. Reynolds, Jr. on a blind date in 1949 and the two were married five years later. They moved into a house in Thomaston that Tom and his father built, which would remain their home for their entire marriage. In 1960, Mary and Tom became the exuberant, proud parents of son Tom.
Mary was an enthusiastic, loving supporter of her family and friends. After her father died, she welcomed her mother into her home. She proudly packed husband Tom warm lunches for his fishing trips to the Housatonic, and was known for her Hunter’s Stew after a morning hunt. Mary travelled up and down the East Coast, watching as many baseball games of son Tom as possible. She took great delight in his accomplishments and joys, including his marriage to his own Mary and the birth of their two children.
Mary lived life to the fullest. She was the life of every party. She loved Boston Terriers and loved following politics. She was a loyal fan of the men’s and women’s UCONN Huskies basketball teams. She was a lector at Saint Thomas Catholic Church in Thomaston. For more than 50 years, Mary was a member of the Thomaston Ladies Choral Club. At age 66, she took up watercolor painting and untapped a talent she never knew she had. She helped organize Senior Citizen Education Enrichment Classes, and took classes herself in creative writing, yoga and line dancing.
Mary was a U.S. Cadet nurse, and loved her country and her community. In 1965, she created the Thomaston Fourth of July Children's Parade for her son, his cousins and their neighborhood friends. In no time, this event included children from all over Thomaston and surrounding towns. For more than 50 years, Mary hosted the parade, wearing a red-white-and-blue dress and hoop skirt. Generations of kids marched on the street in front of her home and, at the end of the parade, gathered with her to sing Happy Birthday to the United States. Mary served as Chairperson for reopening the Thomaston Opera House. In 1999, she was named Thomaston’s Citizen of the Year. Always the organizer, she left behind a sheet of notes for her obituary with this as the last line: “She loved the people and the town of Thomaston.”
The world was a better and much happier place for having her in it.
Mary was widowed in 2012, after 59 years of marriage. She was also predeceased by sister Dorothy Nagle. She is survived by son Thomas E. Reynolds and his wife Mary of Penfield, NY; two grandchildren, Allison F. Reynolds and Kevin T. Reynolds; her sister Martha Macdonald of Seymour, CT; her brother Edward Siebert and his wife Joan of Meriden, CT; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff of East Village Farms as well as the Vitas Hospice staff at Saint Mary's hospital for their loving care of Mary.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to Saint Thomas Church, 19 Electric Ave., Thomaston, CT 06787.
Mary was born February 21, 1926, one of four children born to Dorothy Rappelt Siebert and Edward Louis Siebert of Waterbury, CT. Mary graduated from Waterbury Catholic High School and Saint Mary’s School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse at Saint Mary’s Hospital and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Mary was a staff member of Thomaston High School for 20 years, first as the founder and teacher of the Nurse Aide Program and then as School Nurse.
Mary met her husband Thomas F. Reynolds, Jr. on a blind date in 1949 and the two were married five years later. They moved into a house in Thomaston that Tom and his father built, which would remain their home for their entire marriage. In 1960, Mary and Tom became the exuberant, proud parents of son Tom.
Mary was an enthusiastic, loving supporter of her family and friends. After her father died, she welcomed her mother into her home. She proudly packed husband Tom warm lunches for his fishing trips to the Housatonic, and was known for her Hunter’s Stew after a morning hunt. Mary travelled up and down the East Coast, watching as many baseball games of son Tom as possible. She took great delight in his accomplishments and joys, including his marriage to his own Mary and the birth of their two children.
Mary lived life to the fullest. She was the life of every party. She loved Boston Terriers and loved following politics. She was a loyal fan of the men’s and women’s UCONN Huskies basketball teams. She was a lector at Saint Thomas Catholic Church in Thomaston. For more than 50 years, Mary was a member of the Thomaston Ladies Choral Club. At age 66, she took up watercolor painting and untapped a talent she never knew she had. She helped organize Senior Citizen Education Enrichment Classes, and took classes herself in creative writing, yoga and line dancing.
Mary was a U.S. Cadet nurse, and loved her country and her community. In 1965, she created the Thomaston Fourth of July Children's Parade for her son, his cousins and their neighborhood friends. In no time, this event included children from all over Thomaston and surrounding towns. For more than 50 years, Mary hosted the parade, wearing a red-white-and-blue dress and hoop skirt. Generations of kids marched on the street in front of her home and, at the end of the parade, gathered with her to sing Happy Birthday to the United States. Mary served as Chairperson for reopening the Thomaston Opera House. In 1999, she was named Thomaston’s Citizen of the Year. Always the organizer, she left behind a sheet of notes for her obituary with this as the last line: “She loved the people and the town of Thomaston.”
The world was a better and much happier place for having her in it.
Mary was widowed in 2012, after 59 years of marriage. She was also predeceased by sister Dorothy Nagle. She is survived by son Thomas E. Reynolds and his wife Mary of Penfield, NY; two grandchildren, Allison F. Reynolds and Kevin T. Reynolds; her sister Martha Macdonald of Seymour, CT; her brother Edward Siebert and his wife Joan of Meriden, CT; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff of East Village Farms as well as the Vitas Hospice staff at Saint Mary's hospital for their loving care of Mary.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to Saint Thomas Church, 19 Electric Ave., Thomaston, CT 06787.
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