Mary M. Willis

January 14, 1947 - February 8, 2021

Hampton – Mary Margaret Willis, 74, of Hampton, passed away peacefully in her husband’s arms on Monday, February 8, 2021 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Mary was born in Worcester, MA on January 14, 1947, the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Forhan) Burque. She shared nearly 20 years of marriage with her beloved husband, David A. Willis. Mary was raised in Lynn, MA and graduated from Nazareth Academy in Wakefield, MA with the Class of 1965. She and David have been in Hampton since 2001 and she worked in customer service at FEDEX of Portsmouth for over 16 years before retiring in the early 2000’s. Mary was a devout Christian and very active in her church, the Great Bay Calvary Church in Dover and throughout the Dover community. She loved people, loved to socialize, and was always willing to assist those less fortunate. Mary enjoyed her times as a member of the Red Hat Society. She also loved to travel and especially enjoyed visiting Canada with David. Family was most important to Mary and she loved her time with the grandchildren and cooking for them on the weekends being some of her happiest times. In addition to her husband, surviving family members include her daughter, Natalie Mersha and her husband, Michael of Chelmsford, MA, her sons, Michael Winsor and his wife Kathleen of Berlin, MA and Robert Winsor of Saugus, MA. She also leaves her grandchildren, Austin, Lucas and Trinity, her brothers, David Burque of Lexington, MA and Martin Burque and his wife, Debra of Maynard, MA and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the Great Bay Calvary Church in Dover. Masks are required and social distancing must be maintained. Memorial donations may be made to Mary’s church, Great Bay Calvary Church, 23 Cataract Ave., Dover, NH 03820, online at https://www.greatbaycalvary.com/give/.