Mary J. Richardson

Hampton Falls - Mary Josephine (Grunert) Richardson, 86, of Hampton Falls, NH, beloved wife, mother, nana, aunt, sister and friend passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. She was born May 11, 1936, in Greenwich, CT, the daughter of the late Constance Victoria (Wilkins) and Robert Francis Grunert. She was raised in CT and attended public schools in Greenwich and Stamford. She played softball during her school years and was always telling her grandkids about her time on the Shangralulu team and was not too proud to tell them how she was a good ballplayer back in her day! She loved watching her grandkids play baseball, softball and bowling and cheering them on. Mary worked in retail while living in Stamford CT. She met the love of her life at night school, Carl S. Richardson, and they were married in 1957. In 1965, Mary and Carl moved to the NH White Mountains and settled in Conway. They were partnered in owning and operating Pine Hill Restaurant and Cottages in Conway before purchasing the Candlewick Inn Motel and Cottages in North Conway. The couple relocated to the Seacoast in 1976 where they owned and operated a successful local business. Mrs. Richardson was also a talented and skilled homemaker, keeping her house welcoming and inviting. Her family was everything to her and raising her three children was always her priority. She was very proud of the fact that she raised 3 caring, productive members of society, as well as her 5 living grandchildren that she adored, and her daughter and son-in-laws that she treated as if they were her own. She loved to spend time with her family and spoiling them with her fabulous home-made specialties like her ziti and meatballs. Mary enjoyed hobbies, other than her family, including listening to her favorite musical artists, singing their songs (not always on key), attending various prayer meetings with her dear friend, Antoinette, attending community meetings/ support groups where she met and maintained several close friendships over the years. She loved spending time at the beach, walking the boardwalk, and seeing shows during the summertime. She also spent many years helping her husband Carl with his American Legion duties and activities. She was very proud of her husband and son’s military service, her daughter Nancy’s music career, and was grateful for her daughter Sally’s love and devotion while caring for her in her later years. Mary was predeceased by her husband Carl S. Richardson, to whom she was married for 57 years. She leaves behind family members including her daughters, Nancy Sweeney and her husband, Ralph of Salisbury, MA, Sally Roberts and husband, Steven of Newmarket, NH, and son, Carl J. Richardson and wife, Jennifer of Dover, NH, her grandchildren, Michael and William Sweeney and Harrison, Emmalyn and Kinley Richardson, and several furry grandbabies. She also leaves several nieces, nephews, and her one surviving brother, Peter. Mary was also predeceased by her other three brothers, Ralph, Bob and Frank, her baby granddaughter, Sandra Richardson. Visiting hours will be from 4-6 PM on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd, Hampton. A Celebration of Life Service will be held immediately after in the funeral home. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society

Mary J. Richardson

May 11, 1936 - December 27, 2022