Obituaries

Beloved mother to Gloria Barger and her husband Wayne of Ephrata, WA, and Linda Foster and her husband Ron of Newark. Cherished grandmother of Michael, Michelle, Richard, Jennifer, Sean, Shannon, and Rhonda. Great-grandmother of 17 and great-great grandmother of 4. Predeceased by her husband Marion H. Tucker on March 4, 1995, by her daughter Sandra Tupou in February of 2004 and by her granddaughter Lynne-Marie.

Mary passed peacefully at her residence in Fremont at the age of 92. Mom was known by her oldest friends and family as Louise. She was born in Mineola, TX, the youngest of 8 children. During WWII she worked in an airplane factory. She also sang at the El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon. Mary loved sewing, gardening, dancing, singing, playing Dominoes and Canasta. During her retirement years she had a silk flower business. She was very much loved by her family and will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2pm at Fremont Village, 38801 Hastings Street, Fremont, CA 94536. Burial was held at Eagle Point National Cemetery in Eagle Point, OR.

Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada, 1060 La Avenida St., Mountain View, CA 94043.