Obituary of Mary Frances Vincent

In Loving memory of our Mom - Mary (Mitzi- Frances Vincent vember 15, 1937 - January 18, 2017 79 Years This letter is in honor of our mother Mary Frances Vincent who passed away On January 18, 2017, peacefully and in the comfort of her own home in Oracle. She passed away on what would have been her mother's 100th birthday. Her personal request were no church or funeral services. A tribute with family and friends gathering in Oracle is tentatively set for this June. Write your fun memories and stories down and bring to the celebration if you would like to share. We will notify every one of the final arrangements. At a later date her ashes will be released in Jermone, Arizona where she was born and spent some great years with her family and friends. This is where her Grandmother : Margareta Domijanovich , Grandfather : Nikola Domijanovich , Mother Mary (Mitzi) Frances Bobbit , Father Allen (Sy) Bird Bobbit; and her Uncle Jorge Domijanovich are buried; at the Clarkdale Cemetery. Our Mom is survived by her sister Margaret Ann Bobbit as well as her son, daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren, Aunt Doris, Nieces, Nephews and cousins from various places. Places she lived in her 79 year journey: Jerome, Hayden, Kearney and Oracle Az; Mare Island Northern California and Kansas Her Pictures and childhood stories from Jerome and Hayden are full of fun. Her work experiences from High school, college, and business school to retirement were very diverse. They include a movie theater cashier in Hayden, waitress and bank teller in Tucson, bartender at the GKI, grocery store clerk at Gordon's Market in Oracle, a photographer for the San Manuel Miner, an insurance clerk at Asarco in Hayden, cashier at Rillito Horse Race Track in Tucson and retired at the age of 62 from the University of Arizona from the Correspondence Department. We do not ever remember our Mom missing a day of work. She married our dad Henry Otto Vincent on May 4, 1957. They had 2 children Boyd Allen and Dawn Ann. Mom had a total of 4 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Our dad passed away on April 21, 1981 he was only 49 and at that time our mom was only 43. Son; Boyd Allen Vincent married Ronda, they live in Spring Creek, NV and have 2 children; Angela (Angie) and Justin, Boyd works in Mongolia. Angela Mae married Joe Camilleri, they have 3 children; Joey, Aiden and Corbin, and they live in San Tan Valley AZ. Justin Henry Vincent married Jodie, they have 2 children; Colton and Kenzington, and they live in Spring Creek, NV. Daughter: Dawn Ann married Carlos Ruiz, they live Oracle, AZ and they have 2 children Theodore James (TJ) Nicole Raquel TJ married Dani and they have 3 children; Myles, Rori and Bo and they live in Wenatchee, WA. Nicole attends the University of Arizona working on her second degree; she works and lives in Tucson AZ. A few memories from family and friends: • Her spunk, wittiness, love for reading, and her Rosary & Prayer books. • Her gift of sketching, designing and sewing her garments when she was in High School; and her flare for dancing • Her countless hours with us at the Kearny pool ; which was across the street from our house • Mom and I walking my brother to Kindergarten every day when we lived in Kearny • The frog I let go in the kitchen, I was probably 5; It hopped behind the refrigerator and my mom made me sit in front of the refrigerator with a glass of water trying to capture the frog, it felt like I was there for hours, each time mom and I spoke of the story she reminded me was only there 10 minutes- never found the frog • Mom sewing-two of my favorite; my pink Chiffon dress for my 8th grade Valentines dance-it was perfect! And my 16 inch bell bottom pants. • Mom's beautiful dear leap dance movements (from her dancing days at the UA) she did across our living room. • Mom and Dad dancing in the living room especially during Christmas time to fast jitterbug music. • Mom letting my best friend spend the night, the entire summer. • The day my brother and I received our driver's permits, she let us drive her around from the day forward. • Finding out mom drove from Oracle to work at the UA in the left hand lane the entire way; and no she was not driving fast. • Her homemade recipes for Feather-bed Potato Rolls, pizza, enchiladas, popcorn balls and hot dogs with Red Devil Hot Sauce in a tortilla. • Weekend Dollar Store trips where she said :"give me 10 minutes" and an hour later I am still in the car waiting patiently for her. • Free neighborhood watch that her neighbors loved her for. • This is a quote from her Cousin Barbara's tribute, "Thank you for your kindness and love Baby Mitzi. Thank you for herding your little rug rat cousins like mountain goats in Jerome and surrounding hills. I Love You and will miss you" The tribute is from our daughter, Nichole, on behalf of the grandchildren. As you grow, I think it's important knowing that you have grandparents that love you. With my Little Grandma, I felt and knew that she loved all her grand-kids. She always made sure we knew she was thinking of us by sending cards and always saving her National Geographic Magazines for us to read. Every time I saw her, the first and last words that came out of her mouth was "I Love You." The greatest gifts she gave me were memories of her that I will always cherish. In looking back on these memories, I've realized some important things that I've always admired about her and how I will always remember her: • Her ability to eat a gallon of chocolate ice cream in a week's time. • How excited she got when my Mom brought her home cooked meals. I can still seer her smile and hear her hands clapping with excitement. • How she always wanted to hear about our adventures and see our pictures. • Telling us we served her too much food and then she ends up eating the whole plate. • Her ability to zone in on good gossip. • Knowing her favorite cuss word was "son of a bitch". • How thoughtful and kind she was. • Setting up her Christmas decorations together every year and listening to Christmas music on the TV. • Her love for crime-mystery novels. Thank you, Little Grandma: for all that you have done for us. This isn't good-bye, it's until we meet again. I Love You.