Mary Frances Para Mensi's Obituary
Mary Frances Para Mensi, 94, of Collierville TN died on April 27, 2023 at Baptist Reynold Hospice House in Collierville, TN.
She was born on November 9, 1928, in Memphis, TN. She attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School, graduated from Sacred Heart High School and received her nursing degree from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing.
Mary Frances began her career in Memphis as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital from 1949-1951. She was employed as a Pediatric Nurse for George L. Lovejoy, MD from 1951-1963. She left her nursing career in 1963 where she and her husband opened and operated Mensi’s Dairy Bar in Collierville, until their retirement in 1986. She was a founding member of the Catholic Church of the Incarnation in Collierville where she was an active participant for many years.
Mary Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Dewey Para and Mary Koch Para and her loving husband of 54 years, Frank John Mensi.
She is survived by her daughters, Ann Marie Mensi Paccasassi (Mike) and Jeanie Mensi Smith (Mark), two grandchildren, Katherine Marie Smith Bouchon (Michael) and Andrew James Smith and two great-grandchildren Charles Michael Bouchon and Claire Marie Bouchon. She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy Marie Bertasi.
Visitation will be at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation, 360 Bray Station Rd, Collierville, TN on Tuesday May 2, 2023 at 10 a.m., with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. followed by burial at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119. (901)767-8930.
Memorials may be sent to Monastery of St. Clare, 37 McCauley Road, Travelers Rest, SC 29690.
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