LEBANNON --- Mary Patricia (Heuglin) Mirkin, of Rumney, NH, passed away on May 13, 2026, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, after a sudden illness. She was known for her kind and caring nature, and beloved by all who knew her.

Mary was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky where she was educated at Presentation High School and the University of Louisville, graduating in 1974. She later returned to U of L and earned her Masters in Social Work in 1998. After volunteering with the Peace Corps in East Africa, she had a long and honorable career as a social worker and equal employment specialist.

Mary first came to New Hampshire with her husband Steve in 1983, and they lived in Concord until 1989; their two children were born there. The family relocated back to Louisville then, but Mary and Steve eventually returned to New Hampshire, and settled in Rumney, in 2013. Prior to her retirement, Mary was a social worker at the Central New Hampshire Visiting Nurse Association, and volunteered with Got Lunch Rumney. She was a devotee of French food and culture, dating back to time she spent living and working in Provence in the 70's, and was overjoyed to have finally gotten her husband to road-trip all over France with her in 2018. She also enjoyed the numerous times her husband dragged her down to his beloved New Orleans. After retiring she devoted herself to working in her herb garden, walking around and kayaking on Stinson Lake, keeping track of the neighborhood birds and butterflies, hiking in the White Mountains, watching British movies and serials, travelling around New England and eastern Canada, and most importantly, doting on her four grandchildren -- wheeling them around the parks of Boston and the trails of the Pioneer Valley, taking them to libraries and bookstores, and playing at the lake. She will always be remembered for having roared down the mountain late one night to deliver her daughter to the hospital when her granddaughter Lula decided to make her appearance 11 weeks early; and also for the grit and determination she showed in fighting all the way back from a stroke in 2024 and then a serious car wreck in 2025.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, William A. and Patricia (Mulloy) Heuglin, by her aunt Barbara Mulloy Tichenor, and her uncle Bobby Mulloy. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Sheldon "Steve" Mirkin; by her son Joe Mirkin (Sophia Pastore) of Greenfield, Mass., her daughter Laura Bradley (Corey) of Wellesley, Mass., her grandchildren Felix and Theo Mirkin and Louise "Lula" and Jack Bradley; by her sister, Teresa Leake (Mike) of Louisville, her brother Bill Heuglin (Laurie) of Louisville, her sister-in-law, Ellen Michelson (Sonny) of Sharon, Mass., her uncles Joe Mulloy (Karen) of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Michael Mulloy (Linda) of Springfield, Virginia; and by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and -nephews.

There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday, June 27, at 1:00 PM, at the All Peoples Unitarian Universalist Church on Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Ky.

There will also be a celebration of her life on Sunday, August 2, at 1:00 PM, at the Kimball Jenkins House, 266 N. Main St., Concord, NH.

Memorial contributions would be appreciated to Planned Parenthood; March of Dimes; or to the Public Radio/TV outlet, animal shelter, or Democratic candidate of your choice.