MONTICELLO – Mary-Lou Grass, 78, wife of John “Jack” A. Grass, died Aug. 11, 2011, at a local hospital. She was born Nov. 23, 1932, in Newport, the youngest daughter of George H. and Viola (Watson) Davis.Mary-Lou graduated from Maine Central Institute in 1951. That year she married Jack and moved to Monticello, where she was a homemaker and “right-hand man” on the potato farm they shared. Mary-Lou was a ballot clerk in Monticello for more than 20 years. She was an avid outdoorswoman and enjoyed hunting and fishing from the camp she and Jack shared with their family. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, who knew her as “Nana” and with her great-grandchildren, who knew her as “Nee.” She spent many hours knitting mittens and baby blankets for those children and always had a treat to share when they came to visit. Mary-Lou was a lifelong Celtics fan and enjoyed watching the games on TV. In addition to her parents, Mary-Lou was predeceased by her sister, Maureen Cianchette and her husband, Carl, of Pittsfield; her brother, Elliot Davis of Sanford, Fla.; and her brother-in-law, Luther Grass of Monticello. In addition to her husband of 60 years, she is survived by a brother, Neil Davis and wife, Lena, of Sangerville; her three children, Lona Grass Sewell and her husband, Gary, of Monticello, Laurice Grass-Bell of Monticello and Lawrence Grass and his partner, Joyce, of Omaha, Neb.; her grandchildren, Keri Sewell Seitz and her husband, Mark, of Brunswick, Kelli Sewell Beaulieu and her husband, Chris, of Presque Isle, John Sewell and his wife, Jody Pelkey, of Princeton, Brian Anthony Bell of Tucson, Ariz., Nathan Grass of Colorado Springs, Colo., Jessica Grass of Arlington, Mass., Cynthia Bell of Concord, N.H., Chris Bell and his wife, Meredith, of New Boston, N.H., Anthony Grass of Cincinnati and Matthew Grass of Omaha, Neb.; her great-grandchildren, Thomas and Caitlin Seitz, Jack, Sam and Ben Beaulieu, Cyrus and Nolan Sewell, Thomas and Michael Grass, Breslin and Jadin Bell, Parker, Mariah, Evan and Amber Bell; her in-laws, Rose Davis of Sanford, Fla., Norman Grass and his partner, Paula Smith, of Littleton, Kay Grass of Monticello, Joanne and Ray Dingman of Gaines, Pa., Pearl and Robert London of Hodgdon and Robert and Roberta Grass of New Hall, Calif. Friends and family are invited to visit 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton. There will be a service after the visiting hours and after the service there will be a gathering at the home of Lona and Gary Sewell, 262 Lake Road, Monticello. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mary-Lou’s memory to the charity of one’s choice, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730. Online guest book and condolences at www.dunnfuneral.com.
MARY-LOU GRASS
