Mary graduated from high school in 1957 in Colorado and then was accepted into Nursing School at the Los Angeles County Hospital. She was then hired full time to the hospital staff.
In 1963, she met and married widower, Ross E. Locher and continued working and becoming an important part of the Locher family which soon included two grandchildren, Catherine and Tom.
Ross died in 1968, and Mary has continued to be an important part of the Locher family.. She worked at the Los Angeles County Hospital until her retirement to Laguna Woods, near all the Locher family.