Mary Ann Furst, age 81 of Delray Beach, FL, ascended into heaven on April 5, 2015. Born November 10, 1933 in Utica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Emily and Joseph Baker. She graduated from Paterson High School (NJ). In 1954, she married the love of her life, Gerald "Gerry" Carroll Furst. Their life together took them from Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia to Baltimore, Bethesda and Gaithersburg, and finally to Ocean City, Maryland. During that time, she worked in the insurance, radio and hospitality industries. In 1976, while working as the executive secretary at the Sheraton Hotel, she opened Mary Ann's Seaside Shop. Later that year, she and Gerry opened the Sheraton health club. In 1983, they opened two premier Ocean City establishments; Ocean City Health and Racquet Club and O.C. Sneakers Restaurant. In 1989, Mary Ann opened the Coach's Corner Diner. Her love of cooking and inherent skill of making everyone feel welcome made the diner a great success. After 15 wonderful years, she retired and relinquished the diner to her son Martin and his family. In her retirement, Mary Ann learned to play Maj Jong and made many great friends. She loved to be with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling to Florida in the winter. She is survived by her husband, of 62 years, Gerald Carroll Furst, and her sisters Gloria Baker, Beverly Hayes (Tom), Cynthia D'Errico (Joseph), and Denise Martone (Emil); and brothers, Dr. Anthony Baker (Mary), and Dr. Ronald Baker (Annetta-Deceased). Her children Mary Ann Hartman (Paul), Beverly Cairo (Robert), Jerry Furst (Susan), and Martin Furst (Jennifer). She also leaves her grandchildren Natalie Fraschetti (Alessandro), Eric Hartman (Brooke), Lauren Hartman, Kristina Hartman, Chase Furst, James Furst, Sonny Furst, Barbara Furst, and Martin Furst; her great grandchildren Luciano Fraschetti and Indah Fraschetti.The family will receive friends from 5:30pm to 6:00 pm with a funeral service to be held at 6:00 pm, Thursday, April 9th, 2015, at Barwick Road Baptist Church, 500 Barwick Road, Delray Beach, FL. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21804.