Mary Guest, 91

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —  Mary (Cardinal) Guest, 91 of North Adams, MA died Tuesday March 29, 2022 at Williamstown Commons.

She was born on September 14, 1930 in North Adams, MA and attended Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur Elementary School and graduated from Drury High School with the class of 1948. After that, Mary graduated from the St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in 1951 and became a registered nurse. She worked at the old North Adams hospital for one year and then moved to the Boston area and worked in several hospitals and in private duty. Following her marriage, Mary returned to North Adams and worked at the North Adams Regional Hospital for 27 years until her retirement.

She was the widow of Archibald Leigh Guest, who died on December 12, 1994. They were married on April 30, 1955. Survivors include five sons- John Guest of Pittsfield, MA; James Guest and Paul Guest, both of North Adams; Mark (Jennifer) Guest of Keene, NH and Lee (Molly) Guest of Clarksburg, MA; and two daughters-Anne Guest of North Adams and Carol Guest of West Dover, VT. She also leaves 20 grandchildren; 15 Great Grandchildren and nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Her son, Philip Guest died in 1992 and her daughter, Lisa Lock died in 2010. Three brothers and four sisters are deceased- Irene Castanguay, Elizabeth Menard, Laura Cardinal; Rose Delisle and Charles, Norman and Francis Cardinal.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A private funeral for Mary Cardinal Guest will be held at FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS WEST CHAPELS, 521 West Main St. North Adams, MA. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery. There are no calling hours. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.