Obituary of Shizuko Ando Vincent

Shizuko Ando Vincent, 93, January 16, 1925 – September 29, 2018. Born in Gifu, Japan, she was a wonderful, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Shizuko met and married Corporal Harold R. Vincent, MP. They arrived in America in 1953 to live in Andover, MA, Brockton, MA, Gray, ME and settled in N. Andover, MA to raise Susan, Gary, Dorothy, Donald and John, living out most of her life. She moved to Palm Bay, FL in July 2011. She was predeceased by Harold in 1973, her parents, brothers, one of her sisters and many life long friends. She loved and was loved by her family and many friends, her two daughters in law, Stacey (Gary) and Karen (John), she leaves six grand children Lee Mercier, Jennifer Vincent, Loni Mercier, Lynne Mercier, Lauren Vincent, William Vincent and two great- grandchildren, Austin Mercier and Aaliyah Mercier. Shizuko loved her family and worshiped God at Fellowship Bible Church, in Methuen, MA. In 1996, she proudly became a citizen of the United States. She was a kind and gentle woman who did her best to help others to feel welcomed and comfortable. She made special dishes, designed and decorated customized cakes for her children’s birthdays, was a skilled seamstress, was encouraging and supportive to all of her children and she never missed a football game John played. She was a beautiful, amazing, and remarkable woman with a green thumb to grow and nurture plants and flowers. Her hobby was writing and mailing letters and occasion cards, as a way to keep in touch with those she left in Japan. This continued with all she loved throughout her life. She was loved, honored and cherished and will be dearly missed by those who knew her.