Mary Perry Enos of Provincetown, who was known as Carol, died peacefully on April 8, 2025 at Seashore Point Wellness Center surrounded by family and close friends. She was 91.
The daughter of the late Joseph and Edith (“Tootie”) Ferreira Perry, Carol was born on Dec. 24, 1933 in Provincetown, where she lived her entire life. She attended the West End School but left in 8th grade to help her parents when her brother was born.
Carol worked in fisheries and canning plants and on the Best Western Chateau’s housekeeping staff for the late William and Emily Gordon.
She started dating Robert “Reggie” Enos in the late 1950s. They married in 1967 and had three children in the 48 years of their marriage.
As her children grew older, her cousin Gordon Ferreira asked her to help at his restaurant, Stormy Harbor. She became a sassy staple, serving breakfast and lunch for more than 15 years.
After the restaurant closed, she moved on to Silva’s Seafood Connection and became known as the Ice Cream Lady in the summers when Little League teams came to celebrate.
After a long stint at Silva’s, she moved on to John’s Foot Long, where she, her sister, Shirley, her cousin Helen Santos, Marian Goveia, and Nory Thomas became known as the Golden Girls of Lopes Square. Most of the group started work with the late John T. Grace, but after he died, Mark Janoplis took over and cherished each one of them.
When Carol suffered a stroke in December 2019, the fast actions of Jay a.k.a. Beef of UPS and Lisa Potter of Lower Cape Ambulance enabled her to live life to the fullest in retirement.
Carol loved going to Atlantic City and playing bingo at the Provincetown VFW and Eastham Elks. She loved to dance, especially to big band music. She was also part of the candlepin bowling team called the “PTs” at Anthony Perry’s Bowl Away.
She loved luncheons at the Provincetown Senior Center, home visits, riding around town, seeing familiar faces, and visiting her favorite restaurants. She was the center of attention with what family and friends called “Carol Class.”
Born 12 months and 19 days apart and inseparable thereafter, Carol and Shirley were known as the Perry Sisters, often mistaken for twins. They usually returned from shopping with a matching outfit or two.
Carol’s health declined slowly; last fall she moved to Seashore Point. During her last days, Shirley sat holding her hand and comforting her.
In an online remembrance, Carol’s friend Maryanne O’Toole wrote: “Carol was a wise, classy, delightful woman who loved her family fiercely. Whenever I saw her, she brightened my day.”
Carol is survived by her sons, Glenn Enos of Truro and Scott Enos and wife Christina Turner Enos of North Truro; her late daughter’s partner, Andrew Lindera; her grandchildren, Shae Perry, Devyn Enos, Johnathan Lindera, Kyle Enos, and Rayden “Jack” Lindera; her sister, Shirley Baker of Provincetown; her brother, Joseph Perry and wife Paula of Jeannette, Pa.; her nieces and nephews, Nancy Burch Silva and husband Albert of North Truro, John Burch and wife Nancy of Provincetown, Karen Thomas and husband Steven of Provincetown, Annette Racette and husband Kurt of Richfield, N.C., and Christian Perry of Pennsylvania; and by several grandnieces, grandnephews, and cousins.
Carol was predeceased by her husband, Reggie Enos, and her daughter, Stacie Lindera.
Visiting hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25 at the Nickerson Funeral Home in Wellfleet. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 26 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Provincetown. Burial will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Carol’s memory to the Provincetown Senior Center, 2 Mayflower Lane, Provincetown.
The family extends thanks to the staff at Seashore Point, Outer Cape Health Services, and Broad Reach Hospice, who treated Carol with care, respect, and love. She knew she was not alone.
