Mary C. Foley of Adams, MA died from complications of Covid on December 29^th.  Born in Northampton, MA on December 1, 1958, Mary attended public schools in Easthampton and graduated from Amherst Regional High School with the class of 1976.  After high school she went on to receive her Associate’s degree in Medical Record Technology from Holyoke Community College.

Mary retired as a staffing coordinator at Springside Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Pittsfield, MA and previously worked at Greylock Pavilion in North Adams Regional Hospital.  Mary enjoyed working with people and collected many friends from all over the country.  She was also a collector of unique banana oddities. 

Mary is pre-deceased by her parents James P. Foley and Patricia M. Foley of South Amherst.  She is survived by her sister Trish Bachand and her husband Paul of Belchertown, nephews Brian (Jes Bolduc) and Dylan Bachand (Trisha Collette), niece Chelsea Loomis and her husband Nathan of Poultney, Vermont.  Along with her little ‘banana babies’ Bailey, Brayden, Marianna, Kinsley Bachand and Hattie and Abigail Loomis.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Mary this spring at the convenience of the family.  In Mary’s honor drink a banana cocktail or play “Aunty Ry’s homeschool math” (aka scratch tickets) while listening to Bobby Sherman music.

Special thanks to Douglass Funeral Home of Amherst. Memorial guestbook at www.douglassfuneral.com