Mary L. Nicholson

Mary L. Nicholson, 87, of Glastonbury, Conn., formerly of Short Hills, N.J., died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, in the Glastonbury Health Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. in St. Paul Church, 2577 Main St., Glastonbury, Conn. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Franklin, Mass. There are no calling hours. To share a memory, please visit www.mulryanfh.com. Born May 29, 1924, in Newark, N.J., daughter of the late Thomas J. and Catherine (Bentley) Nicholson, Mary had lived in Irvington, N.J., and Short Hills, N.J., before moving to Glastonbury three years ago. Prior to her retirement in 1986, Mary was an executive secretary for Prudential Life Insurance Co. for 43 years. Mary was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills, N.J., and was a member of the choir, Life Lighters, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the church. Mary is survived by her niece and nephews and their spouses, Mary Kay and Richard Healy of Hebron, Conn., Douglas and Sheila Atkins of Norfolk, Mass., and Keith and Denise Atkins of Leesburg, Va.; a brother-in-law, Robert Atkins of Franklin, Mass., and her grandnieces and grandnephew. She was predeceased by a brother, Walter Nicholson, and a sister, Eileen Atkins. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.