Mary passed away on Sunday afternoon, December 8 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was 62 years of age. Born in Chelsea, she is the beloved daughter of Barbara A. (Trickett) Dyer of Lynn and the late Richard E. Dyer.  Mary graduated from Malden High School, Class of 1975.  She attended the  former Computer Learning Center in Everett and received a certificate in computer technology.  Mary and her family lived in Texas for several years.  During her residence in Texas, Mary attended Houston Community College and received her Associates Degree of Science to become a veterinary technician.  She fulfilled her duty as a Veterinary Technician at a few establishments in Texas, including the Houston Zoo, the Houston SPCA and Katy Veterinary Clinic.  Upon returning home to Massachusetts, Mary received a certificate in peer specialist training for mental health counseling.  She was a former mental health facilitator at the Northeast Independent Living Program.  For 11 years Mary was a group facilitator at the Peer Facilitator for the Recovery Learning Center.  Mary has been residing in Lynn for the last 9 years and she was a late parishioner of St. Pius Church in Lynn  She was a resident of the Life Care Center in Lynn for the last 2 years and was very involved with all of their daily activities there.  She was on the Welcoming Committee and she began a woman's group that met weekly.  She liked to donated stuffed animals to the new patients to help make them feel welcomed.  She was the resident council president and she used to visit staff daily just to check in on them.  Mary was also part of the Book Club. She will be greatly missed by her large family, friends, and extended family at the Life Care Center.

Wife of the late Mark N. Ansley. Devoted mother of Frank X. Ansley of TX, Michael R. Ansley and his wife Maria of NY, Mark D. Ansley and his wife Shirley of Lowell.  Cherished daughter of Barbara A. (Trickett) Dyer of Lynn and the late Richard E. Dyer.  Dear sister of Christine R. Carroll of PA, Richard E. Dyer and his wife Therese of Lynn, Anthony Carroll of Saugus, Laura A. Sienkiewicz and her husband Glenn Petruzzi of FL, Barbara A. Dyer of Marblehead, Marguerite J. Mastrocola and her husband Filippo of Everett.  Also lovingly survived by 5 grandchildren, Cailey Ansley, Stelios Ansley, Aspasia Ansley, Harper Liam Ansley, Ethan Gabriel Ansley and many nieces and nephews.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Mary's visiting hours in the Carafa Family Funeral Home, 389 Washington Ave., CHELSEA, on Friday, December 13 from 8:00 - 9:30 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, 59 Nichols St., Chelsea at 10:00 A.M. Interment to follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary's memory may be made to Wolf Hollow, 114 Essex Rd., Ipswich, MA, 01938 or on-line at http://www.wolfhollowipswich.org