Mary Louise Fields

Mary Louise Mason Fields was born in Picher, Oklahoma to Thomas James Mason and Irene Hise Mason. Mary attended Coontz Junior High School in Bremerton, graduating from High School in Phoenix, Arizona where she played tennis and wrote for the school newspaper.
Mary enlisted in the Army in 1950 and was working as an Army Recruiter when she married Delmar Verne Fields and settled in Bremerton to begin their family.
She was very involved in First Covenant Church as a youth leader and Sunday School teacher. Devoted to her family, she also enjoyed road trips with friends and antiquing. She was a talented painter and pottery artist. Mary served on the City of Bremerton Planning Commission, as President of Soroptimist International Club of Bremerton and supported Del in Bremerton Central Lions Club.
Mary and Del opened the family business - Bremerton Auto Parts in 1969 and she continued as property manager until her passing.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Delmar, sons, Michael James Fields and Bruce Roger Fields, her parents, brothers - Albert, Bill "Pete", Roy, Tommy Joe, and sister Peggy Coester.
Mary is survived by her daughters - Alberta "Laurie" Fields Witcher (Gordon), and Diane Fields Burlingame (Lawrence), granddaughters Christine Witcher, Erica Witcher, Sarah Burlingame, Jayme Burlingame Smith (Jesse), grandsons Aaron and Kelly Fields, great-grandsons, Michael and Nathan Fields and Barrett Mason Smith, many nieces and nephews and sister by choice, Yvonne Swanson Collins.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, Feb 17, 2014 at 1 PM at Rill Chapel in Port Orchard. 1151 Mitchell Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Online memorial at www.rill.com . The family requests that remembrances for Mary be directed to Bremerton Central Lions' Club Charitable Foundation, PO BOX 353 Bremerton, WA 98337.