Mary Losty
Mary
Losty is the granddaughter of Irish born, Matthew J. Losty of Kildare
County Ireland & Catherine Burns Losty of Greenfield /
Holyoke,Massachusetts.
Mary
Losty, was born in
Holyoke, Massachusetts on October 15th, 1921, four years after
her father William Burns Losty had returned from the war in
France and the same year her Grandfather, Matthew J. Losty, opened the
"Hillside Service Station" in Holyoke, Massachusetts beside his home
at 1226 Dwight Street. Mary's parents, Burns & Irene Losty lived just around the corner from her Grandfather
Matthew, on Forrestdale where they welcomed the births of Mary's
sisters Irene Losty Arnold and Claire
Losty Luis.
Mary
& Irene were much closer in age than their baby sister Claire who
was
a decade younger than her sisters. Mary's sister
Irene had children three children, Douglas, Karen and Arnold.
Mary Losty, Mary and her husband Arthur were bestowed the
Godparents all Irene's children. Douglas Arnold, Karen Arnold
& David Arnold.
Mary
attended the local schools of Holyoke and has all of her career life worked
in the administrative field within both the legal and medical
professions in Holyoke area.
During the summer of
1939, the year Mary graduated High School, she met her future husband
to be, Mr. Arthur A. Burgess. Mary and Arthur met one another
for the first time during an evening at the local skating rinks in Holyoke
which commenced the beginning of their courtship.
Skating
was not only popular in the winter months but many courtships were
spent at the roller rinks in Holyoke as well as the ice rinks, which
were the outdoor frozen water ponds etc...
It
wasn't long after they Mary Losty & Arthur Burgess met when Arthur joined
the United States Military Service during WWII and had left Holyoke to
be stationed in Virginia. While stationed in Virginia, Arthur received his orders informing him
he would be going overseas to fight and before leaving not
knowing if he would ever see his beloved Mary again, Arthur A.
Burgess proposed they get married; and Mary's reply was apparent on November
14, 1942. While home on furlough, Arthur A. Burgess and Mary
Losty of Holyoke, Massachusetts were wed in Saint Jerome's Church
with the blessings of both their families.
Mary & Arthur spent
less than a month's time together as newlyweds when Arthur was sent
overseas for 3 1/2 long years.
Question to Mary: Where
were you between 1942 - 1943 while Arthur was gone. At home with
Mom & Dad? Living in you and Arthur's home? Were you
working or just worrying?
In 1945 Arthur returned
home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Thank God, and resumed his honeymoon with his Bride Mrs. Mary
Losty Burgess. Nine months or so later, their
joyful reunion produced their first born child Kathleen
Losty born on September 18, 1946
Arthur worked for a few years at the Springfield Armory and then he transferred to Westover Air Force Base
employed in the "Department of the Air Force'.
Shortly after Arthur had began working at the Air Force base, his
wife, Mary announced the upcoming
arrival of their second child due nine months later; and, on February 7,
1951 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Mrs. Mary (Losty) Burgess blessed her
husband Arthur with a son who they named Michael Burgess. When
Michael began
attending school, his mother, Mary was free to pursue her own
career and she began in 1958 as a legal secretary until 1972.
In 1972 Mary switched
professions from that of a legal secretary to an "Administrative
Secretary" in the Administration Office at Holyoke Hospital, in
Holyoke Massachusetts until she retired in 1986. However,
Mary continues to work as a Patient Represetative Volunteer at the
Hospital which is now known as the Holyoke Medical Center 2004.
1997
- Arthur died on March 4, 1997--three days after his 77th birthday.
Mary & Arthur's
daughter, Kathleen also lost her husband, Mr. Donald Baker, two months after
Arthur passed away in March of 1997. Both Arthur and Don are buried in St. Jerome's Cemetery in Holyoke.
Kathleen and Donald
Baker had a son.
Michael and his wife had
a son.
Mary's
husband, Arthur A. Burgess, is the son of Mr. Edward H. Burgess, a
native of Holyoke, and his bride Mrs. Grace Desnoyers - Burgess.
Arthur was born on March 1, 1920 and was welcomed into the Burgess
family by his parents and older brother Roger Burgess born the year
prior in 1919.
Arthur's
parents, Edward H. Burgess and Grace Desnoyers Burgess, went on to
have four more children: Norman Burgess born in 1921, Lillian
Burgess born in 1925, Theresa Burgess in 1928 and Rosemary Burgess
born in 1930. In 1930 the Burgess family
was living on Britton St in Fairview, Chicopee Massachusetts.
Arthur's
Grandfather Edward Burgess Sr. was born in Canada and immigrated to
the U.S. in 1864 at the age of 11. Edward's wife Theresa
"unknown" Burgess was also born in Canada and immigrated to
the U.S. in 1867.
