Mrs. Mary Lourdes Kelley Mason, a lifetime resident of Utica and a resident of the Masonic Care Community since 1991, passed away on Wednesday November 23, 2005. Mary Lourdes was employed as a secretary with the Utica Board of Education and retired from the City of Utica School District. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and found great strength in her faith. Mrs. Mason's survivors include her daughters, Terrill (Alton) France, Vero Beach, FL, and Mary Lourdes (Joseph) Klopp, Escondido, CA; her son Curt (Diane) Mason, La Mirada, CA.; grandchildren, Gerald, John and Richard France, Kevin, Stefanie, Melissa and Shannon Mason and Joseph, Diane and Kelley Klopp and eight great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sisters, Isabelle Kelley and Agnes Nester and her beloved granddaughter Sharon France Brown The family wishes to thank the doctors and staff of the Masonic Care Community for their excellent care and support. Mrs. Mason's memorial Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday April 20, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Utica. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica. Donations may be made to the Masonic care Community in Mary Lourdes' memory. Arrangements are under the direction of Heintz Funeral Service, Inc., Utica.