Mary Yvette Berman died on 25 December 2024, one of her favorite and most celebrated days of the year. Preceded in death by her parents, John and Eve Moore, her husband, Larry Berman, and her daughter, Teresa JoAnn Hanson, Mary is survived by her two sons Tim (Chrissy) Mitchell and Randy (Jennifer) Louden; her daughter Michelle Mitchell (partner David Jepson); three granddaughters, Ashley Louden, Hannah (Brennan) Stansbury, and Maddie (Eric) Lethander; and four great grand-children.

Born on 11 May 1940 in Pennsylvania, PA, and baptized Catholic, Mary was an only child who grew up in Hollywood, FL. She attended Catholic School as a youngster, graduating from South Broward High School in 1959. Highly respecting her father's military service in World War II as an Engineer in the US Army, she enlisted in the US Navy as a Seaman on 13 July 1959 and was stationed in San Diego, CA, where she attended Navy Dental Technician School from November 1959 to March 1960. During her time in the Navy, she married and proudly served her country until 22 April 1960, when she was honorably discharged due to pregnancy. She then became a working mother to her three oldest children, Teresa, Tim, and Randy. Mary remarried and, in late 1969, took her family across the country, first to Davenport, IA, where her youngest, Michelle, was born, and then to Grenada, MS, where she lived, worked, and worshipped (First Baptist Church and First Presbyterian Church) for over 30 years. Both married and as a single mother, Mary worked hard and cared for her and others' children, her ailing mother, and friends. In 2000, she relocated to continue her career with Georgia-Pacific in Fordyce, AR, where she lived almost 20 years, married the love of her life, Larry Berman, and retired, making dear friends while there. In 2020, Mary moved back to Grenada to be close to her son, Randy, who cared for her better than any son could have done and was with her when she passed.

Sometimes loyal to a fault, Mary was a generous, God-fearing woman who lived a wide and storied life and had a huge heart for those less fortunate than her, both people and pets alike. Living a life that wasn't always easy on her, she leaves behind a legacy of strength, love, hard work, independence, downright stubbornness, reading, rose bushes, baking, quilting, storytelling, and fellowship. She loved the best way she knew how, was loved immensely in return, and will be greatly missed.

No funeral services will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) where she donated much of her time.