Mary Madeline Jenness

Mary M. Connors Jenness, 83, of Bridgewater NH, wife of Mitchell R. Jenness since 1963, passed away on June 8th, 2023, at Spear Memorial Hosptial after battling congestive heart failure and kidney failure with her husband by her side holding her hand.

Mary was born March 22, 1939, to Daniel Connors and Margret Loughlin in Cambridge Ma. After her parents died, she went to live with her older sister Peggy and her husband Bucky in Waltham Ma. She graduated Waltham High School and went on to Nursing school at Lawrence Memorial Hosptial in the maternity care unit. She worked at Lawrence Memorial until she married and moved to NH working at Spear Memorial Hosptial and finally ending up at Lakes Region General Hosptial, where she worked for many years as a registered nurse helping new moms and delivering many babies. Mary retired from nursing in 1991 where she opened her own Candy shop.... Mary's Sweets and Things, she loved to bake, decorate cakes, and make CHOCOLATE candies.

Mary volunteered a lot of her time to the Plymouth Senior Center, which included helping in the kitchen, giving rides to people who needed it and helped running the gift shop. She was a member of Bridgewater Home Industries and Baker Pemi Senior Club. This work earned her a Commendation from the Governor Margaret Wood Hassen.

Mary married Mitchell in 1963 and raised two children, then, they moved to a trailer park in Winnisquam NH where her daughter hid under a trailer and would not come out. The family moved to Bristol where they welcomed a son, Mitchell, and raised the two children there. Later they moved down the other end of the road to Bridgewater where they still reside today.

Mary loved to knit and crochet; needle point and quilt she made many gifts for her friends and family. She loved her trips to Ogunquit beach with her husband so they could walk the Marginal Way. She would cook for weeks getting ready for the family vacation over Hubbles Island every year.

Mary was the Queen Mother of our red hat group Red Hot Mamas! We were a group of 23. We went out to eat and celebrated each other's birthdays and took trips to Hampton Beach to see the sandcastles. Thanks to her nephew Bobby we stayed in a rental for 3 days, walking on the beach, sunbathing, eating seafood and shopping buying saltwater taffy and trinkets. "Such a good time"

In addition to her husband Mitchell, she is survived by her children Laura Griffith-Cocharane and Mitchell R Jenness Jr., his wife Natsumi, and 5 grandchildren. Eric, Andrew, Amy, Emma, and Nina, along with 2 great grandchildren Rebekah and Jacob. All Jennesses "smiles"

The family will be having a Celebration of life please join us this Saturday June 17th at 2pm @ the Bridgewater Town Hall, 297 NH Rt 3A, Bristol NH 03222.