Mary E. Gustafson
– March 29, 2023
Mary E. Gustafson died on March 29, 2023, at South Shore Hospital in Sun City Center, FL. A long-time resident of St. Croix, she and her husband Robert, along with their eight-year old son, Robert, arrived on St. Croix in 1969. Both Robert and Mary accepted positions at St. Croix Country Day School. Mary was born in Homestead, PA, to Michael and Margaret Flaherty (nee Sheridan) in 1932. She joined the U. S. Navy in 1952 and, while serving, met her husband, both being stationed at the U. S. Naval Hospital at St. Albans, New York.
Hillside Properties, a real estate agency, was owned and operated on St. Croix by Mary as principal broker for over 25 years. As a Realtor, she served as an officer on the boards of both the local and territorial Board of Realtors. She was very active in animal welfare causes and twice served as a board member of the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center.
She is predeceased by her beloved son, Robert, and her sisters, Patricia 'Patsy' Ann Stanton and Margaret 'Peggy' Jo Stanley. She is survived by her sister-in law, Ruth Wolf; several nieces and nephews in the states; lifelong and loving friend, Dr. Olaf G. Hendricks, and the Hendricks family; her godchildren, Rabiah Hendricks Foss and Leshaunee Beatty; her friends of many years on St. Croix, including Orneth LaCorbiniere, Johanna Renzi and Hanne Rasmussen; her friends in Sun City Center, Elsa Mendiola, Lois Goodwin, Janice Razniewski, Olive Schoonmaker, Paula Rivara and Debbie Dinitz; and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Gaffin, of Parrish.
Mary is a full-body donor to Science Care. There will be no funeral or memorial services. She wished to have any contributions made in her memory sent to The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center.
Hillside Properties, a real estate agency, was owned and operated on St. Croix by Mary as principal broker for over 25 years. As a Realtor, she served as an officer on the boards of both the local and territorial Board of Realtors. She was very active in animal welfare causes and twice served as a board member of the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center.
She is predeceased by her beloved son, Robert, and her sisters, Patricia 'Patsy' Ann Stanton and Margaret 'Peggy' Jo Stanley. She is survived by her sister-in law, Ruth Wolf; several nieces and nephews in the states; lifelong and loving friend, Dr. Olaf G. Hendricks, and the Hendricks family; her godchildren, Rabiah Hendricks Foss and Leshaunee Beatty; her friends of many years on St. Croix, including Orneth LaCorbiniere, Johanna Renzi and Hanne Rasmussen; her friends in Sun City Center, Elsa Mendiola, Lois Goodwin, Janice Razniewski, Olive Schoonmaker, Paula Rivara and Debbie Dinitz; and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Gaffin, of Parrish.
Mary is a full-body donor to Science Care. There will be no funeral or memorial services. She wished to have any contributions made in her memory sent to The St. Croix Animal Welfare Center.