Mary A. Higgins

Mary A. Higgins obituary, Southampton, NY

Mary A. Higgins

Mary Higgins Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brockett Funeral Home on Feb. 15, 2025.

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Mary A. Higgins (born Maria dos Anjos Calcado Henriques), age 90 years, 8 months of Southampton, New York, passed away in the early hours of February 3rd, 2025 in her home in the presence of her oldest son Robert and her niece Gloria.
Mary was born at home in the village of Pardelhas, parish of Murtosa Portugal to Jose Vicente Henriques and Floripa Nunes Calcado on May 12, 1934. She came to America at the age of 11, completed high school in Mineola, NY and went on to take courses at Hofstra University, NY and Washington College, Maryland. In 1961, Mary and her young family moved to the eastern end of Long Island and finally settled in Southampton in 1962. After raising her two boys, Mary decided to join the work force again where she worked at The Meadow Club of Southampton in the business office for over 25 years until her retirement in 1998. Over the years, she enjoyed reading/knitting and hiking/kayaking with her husband, Bob during their retirement.
Mary is survived by sons Robert Higgins (Katie) of South Glens Falls NY, Jose Higgins (Debbie) of Orange City Florida, her niece Gloria Sheahan (Brian) of Southampton, her nephew Vincent Henriques of Jackson NJ, her nephew Roger Neto Nesconset NY, her grandchildren Christopher Higgins of NYC, Erin Coles (Drew) of Poughkeepsie NY, Andy Higgins of Portland Oregon, Robbie Higgins of Orange City FL., her great niece Emily Gudmandson (Scott) of NYC, and great-grandchildren Oliver and Maria Coles of Poughkeepsie NY. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Robert, her brother Manual Henriques, and her sister Regina Neto.
A Funeral mass will be held at The Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, 168 Hill Street, Southampton, NY on March 13th at 10:30am. Burial will follow at Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Boulevard Calverton, NY 11933. There will be no calling hours.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to East End Hospice for the compassionate end of life care they provided. Donations in Mary's name may be made to East End Hospice. They recommend using their website (www.eeh.org) and clicking on the donation block or calling their Development Office @ 631-288-7080. Donations can be mailed to East End Hospice, 481 Old Riverhead Rd., Westhampton Beach NY. 11978, Attention Development Office. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mary, please visit our floral store.

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