Predeceased by her parents Harry and Ethel Allen, sister Audrey Root and brother-in-law Lloyd Root.
Treasured mother of Rachel (Robbie Lees), Valerie, Ranie and Philip (Pannapat Rattanasiriwan), and mother-in-law of Cora Houghton.
Beloved Nana, Gramma and Dramma of Ryan Morran, Rebecca Brown, Joshua Bell, Hannah Look (2023), Brendan Houghton, Brittany McGillivray and Sahara Houghton. She will be also be greatly missed by her 8 great-grandchildren, her nephews and their families.
Mary spent her career as a legal secretary in Detroit and Windsor. She was a life-long avid reader and until the end, an inveterate crossword puzzle solver, and she never missed Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! She was also a gifted musician, and for many years played the organ at Bethel Pentecostal Church.
Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Palliative Care Unit for their care and compassion.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will resume on Friday, May 24, 2024 from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Anderson Funeral Home (895 Ouellette Ave. 519-254-3223). Interment to follow at Victoria Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Transition to Betterness (T2B) in Mary’s memory.
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