Mary Ludrie (Costa) Mirviss

Mary Ludrie "Lou" Mirviss aka Mary Ludrie Costa died peacefully to be with the Lord on November 27, 2022, at age 84.

Lou was born in Lemoore, California on April 27, 1938 to Aurelio and Mary B. Costa.

While on an audition for a pantomime play at a radio station/studio in Tulare, Lou met Cordell Joseph Fray, who co-owned the station, and they were married after a brief courtship. They had three children, Cheryl, Joe and Brian.

Lou married Marvin Mirviss and they settled in Morgan Hill.

Lou was always involved in community activities and charitable events. She was 2006 Woman of the Year, President of Rotary International, Board of Directors Chamber of Commerce, Red Hat Society and founded the Gilroy Car Show and Rotary Club of Morgan Hill Golf Classic Fashion Show to name a few of her numerous philanthropic organizations over her lifetime of service and giving. She mentored many young people in the Morgan Hill community.

Lou's love of family and friends was endless. She was a people person who never met a stranger. She was a wonderful cook, enjoyed entertaining, a good glass of wine, an avid reader, loved music and would clear a dance floor with a good partner. From an early age, she participated in many sports from clamming, hunting, bowling, played and coached softball, cards (pinochle and spite and malice), never missed her kids ballgames and grandkids theater, and loved watching the Olympics. As a teen, she won a swim contest by swimming around the Pismo Beach Pier. She traveled throughout America and Europe.

Lou is survived by her children, step-children, grandchildren, great-grandson and sisters and brothers

along with numerous relatives and friends too many to mention here, but you know who you are.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Vineyard Inn in Lemoore, California at 12 noon on January 14, 2023. The family encourages all who attend to bring photos or decorations to invite memories and color to the room. We are celebrating the life of an incredible daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother, aunt, bina, godmother and friend. We know that she has touched the lives of many and we cannot wait to hear your stories.

Published in Morgan Hill Times · January 12, 2023