Mary Brotsis Andersen, BHS '67 (1949-2020)

NOTICE: Lori Diane Pietrantonio posted on Facebook, "I contacted her friend that took care of her. She said Mary is being cremated and a private service at Forest Lawn. When this pandemic is over, they will hold a party worthy of Mary that will be very big!"

  

Mary Stavroula Brotsis Andersen 

July 10, 1949 - September 6, 2020 

 Heartbreaking news... Friend and classmate since kindergarten, Mary Brotsis Andersen, passed away this past Sunday from cancer.

Mary worked in Hollywood and was the Public Relations and Press Coordinator for the TV series "Santa Barbara" which aired from 1984 to 1993.

She is survived by her 97 year old mother, Barbara Brotsis, and her brother, Peter Brotsis, BHS '61. Peter was by her side as Mary peacefully and gracefully passed.

RIP Mary. You are loved and will be missed...

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2018 at our annual reunion in Burbank


1955 Kindergarten at Miller Elementary in Burbank, California
L-R: Jeanne Barron, Cathy Shalda, Martha Burke, Mary Brotsis, Cecilia Sarmiento, Cathy Palmer and Diana Ziegler

A FEW FACEBOOK COMMENTS
Loanne Walker Ginchereaux
❤️🙏

Patti Dobrowolski
She was so funny

Betty Worland
Oh no!!! Who didn't love our dear Mary?? I have so many wonderful memories of her from Burbank High School where she made me laugh so hard, got me in trouble by distracting me in class. She was a lady that will be missed by so many. RIP dear Mary. ❤

Bruce Fossler
Hope your life was fulfilling..,

Joan M. Ortega
I first met Mary in Drama class at John Muir. You can imagine how much fun she made that class! God bless her and may she Rest In Peace. 💚

Julie Guttridge
So so sorry ! Dang! This class of 67 seems to be dropping like flies.
God bless Mary’s family !!

Lorraine Taylor
🙏❤️

Pamela Spang
I’m sorry ...I hate these posts 😢 RIP safe journey

Marcia Matson
Oh no! I remember gym with her: tennis, golf and archery. She was my partner and would come bursting out with a “tennis anyone?” She was so much fun and so different from anyone else I knew! Burned into my memory. RIP dear Mary.

Don Ray
So many years adoring her laughter. So sad to hear.

Flora Ferrens
So sorry to hear. She was so sweet to me. Regards to the family.

Diane Ward
Such sad news. Love and prayers to her family.

Deanna Jennings
So sad to hear this. Mary will be missed. My Dad (Jim Lloyd) has amusing memories of her from John Muir Jr. High.

Mary Durrer
She made everyone comfortable and fun to be around.

Suzanne Lane Tondre
May she now be restored to complete and perfect health and forever Rest In Peace. 🙏

Mary Ogle
No no no! I'm so sad. I've been thinking of her lately. My friend all thru elementary school. Mary O & Mary B. She was so sweet & special. I'll miss her. I've been thinking of her lately. So many good times together. So many shared classes & birthday parties. Here's a picture of Mary B & me sitting next to each other in 2nd grade (March 1957.)

Jeanne Barron Aikman
Mary Ogle, And also Diana Ziegler, Judy Fish, me and Maureen Murphy. Yes, lots and lots of stories and giggles. ❤️

Christine Smith Carroll
RIP Mary, 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

Mary Durrer
She was really nice. I meet her at john Muir in 9th grade. So sad to hear. RIP

Donna Luce Veatch Neitman
So sad to hear of Mary’s passing! She was one of a kind! RIP Mary! 🙏

Lori Diane Pietrantonio
Such a sad loss. I was blessed to have her as a patient and was honored to have taken care of her. She was so very sweet. RIP pretty lady. You will be missed. 🙏❤️🙏❤️😢😇

Kathie Maybin
So sorry to hear about Mary RIP

Betsey Nash
So sorry.

Sharon Webster-nersesian
I’m so sorry

Vicki Herrin Fields
Rest in Peace

Mary Joan Swartzbaugh
🙏

Annette Dinolfo Bennett
RIP Mary May God Rest your soul and keep you from pain🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Deborah Lynn Mulle
Rest In Peace

Nadine Aguirre Lujan
RIP

Theresa Terry Ballesteros-Thomason
To her family and friends I’m sorry for your loss! RIP 🙏🏼

Judy Sturm Seay
So very sad, rest in peace Mary.

Darlene Culotta
I remember her.. Very sad..

Patsy Raymundi
Sorry for the loss RIP

Diane Ward
So sad. RIP.

Patricia Sorley
So very very sad. We loved her.

Carol Nicholls Lebrecht
This was our annual reunion picture with Mary in September 2018. She was truly a character with a zany sense of humor. Our dear fellow bulldog, she will be missed. My condolences to her family.


Christina Vlachos-Peratsakis
I was fortunate enough to meet Mary while visiting her mother Vera. May her Memory be Eternal🙏

Penny Jonas Barth
Sad news. I remember her well... as a happy, funny light.

Liz Havens
RIP

Jay Peterson


Cathy Palmer
This was our 40th reunion and they called up those who were on drill team and here comes Mary who was NOT on drill team! She was so funny! 🤣 Thanks Jay for the memories 💖



Diana Ziegler Larsen
I'm SO SAD to read this. Mary was a great friend through elementary school! So funny, so happy! It was wonderful catching up with her at several reunions. Such a loss to all of us.

Linda Green Nicholson
So sad RIP, Mary prayers to her family

Mark Littleton Sr
Like no other. Personality way ahead of her years. We all know Mary (aka Holly Wood) what a joy she is. Heaven must be in stitches today. God love and bless her sweet soul. We all love you Mary. Thank you for touching each of our lives. Xoxoxo Father bless and take Mary into your loving arms. Heart broken. 💔🙏 see you soon.

Alma Carson
So sad we had so much fun together in school God just gained another Angel😢

Annette Dinolfo Bennett
So sad !! RIP in Heaven Mary 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Carol Baker
Many of us have some funny memories of Mary in school. I wished we had known she was ill so that we all could have shared our memories with her. RIP Mary, and entertain everyone in heaven.

Linda Everett
So sorry to hear this.......Mary was always so much fun and always brightened everyone’s day with her wit and big smile❤️🙏❤️

Shari Diane Goodstein Epstein
So very sad to hear about Mary 😢She was always so full of life and joy.

Cathy Coyle
I was so shocked and sad to hear this news yesterday. Mary was so full of life & laughter! I first met her when she was in my 6th grade class at Miller. She was actually very vocal, even then, and I remember her and Larry Palmer being the funniest kids in the class. I didn't hang out with her in Junior High or High School but for the past decade we became great friends at our various Class of 67 events. She was always the life of the party! I will always remember her coming in and saying "Hi you Ugly Twins!" or "You two are 'my' Ugly Twins!" as she grabbed us & hugged us. Her voice was very deep and raspy and her laugh was like no other. She was often blunt, but we all knew her heart was pure gold!!! I will truly miss seeing you at our future Class of 67 events dear friend. God Bless you Mary! You were loved by many!!!


Donna Luce Veatch Neitman
Yep our Mary, one of a kind! RIP Mary!



Joyce Miller
I am so heart broken, sad and shocked.

Kenneth Clark
Sad. I saw her and talked with her at her relatives' eatery in Granada Hills just over 30 years ago.

Steve Beninato
I rember in 9th grade at John Muir we had a substitute teacher. The teacher asked Mary what her name was. She said Holly. Some time passed and she asked her what her last name is. She in "Mary style" said ...Wood. The whole class went crazy.

Pat Purser Bushman
My prayers and condolences to her family and friends. May she rest in peace. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Mary Boriso Jordan
Oh, my goodness...so very sorry to hear this....May God comfort the family. Rest in peace, dear Mary...🌹

Nick Liosis
Memory Eternal ❤🙏🙏🙏

Carrie Diaz-Lathouwers
My condolences to allcher family and friends. RIP Mary.

Jacqueline Rudell
So sorry Too young!

Robert Martin Elliot
May you Mary Rip

Nancy Jean Krogh Brez
Her outgoing and crazy personality will be missed forever. My condolences to her family.

Neal Steven Hershenson
Having eaten a good portion of my french fries at DeBell, Mary paid me back with a side of fries at Bob's the next day at 67's 2018 reunion. Wonderful memory of an earthy mench.
Rats to cancer.
🍟❤️🍟

John Coyle
I did not really know Mary in high school, being from the class of 65. My relationship began at the class of 67 10 year reunion. There was a pot smoking event that I interrupted and that special bond between Mary and I began. At each subsequent class e… See More

Jo Elaine Morton
Dear, dear Mary. This picture was taken at our 50th. Her exuberant personality shines through 🤗 I’m so sad about this. Mary was so fun snd kind. I always enjoyed her. RIP dear Mary. You will be sorely missed 🙏🎈🌺