Mary Louise (Mulcahy) Martin of Chesaning passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, at Union Court in Chesaning. Age 100. She was born on May 24th, 1921, in Clayton Township to Charles and Rose (Conlen) Mulcahy. Mary graduated from Flushing High School in 1938 and went on to work for General Motors for 12 years. She married Raymond J. Martin on September 26, 1953. Together they owned and operated Walker-Martin Funeral Home in Chesaning for 25 years. Upon retirement, they moved to Arkansas and enjoyed 10 years of playing golf and traveling around the country before moving back to Chesaning in 1993.
Mary enjoyed playing golf, quilting, sewing, and reading. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She will be dearly missed by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are 5 children, Christopher (Jane) Martin, Daniel Martin, William Martin, Mary "Janie" Martin, and Judy (Harvey) Gross. Also 7 grandchildren, Tony (Melissa) Harmon, Adam Gasper, Mark Gasper, Joseph Martin, Kyle Gross, Meredith Martin, and Erin Uhlry, and 5 great-grandchildren, Lillian, Annah, and Brynn Harmon, Hadley and Ellie Gross, and Kaydan Martin, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Mary was predeceased by her parents, her husband, her son Joseph, and daughter-in-law, Laura Martin; her brothers and sisters, Ford (Peggy) Mulcahy, Tom (Irene) Mulcahy, Wayne (Marian) Mulcahy, Gerald (Bernice) Mulcahy, Adelaide (Charles) McCartney, and Lois Mulcahy, and brother-in-law Alfred (Margaret) Martin and sister-in-law Pauline (Richard) Bentley.
Funeral Liturgy will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at St. Peter Parish, Chesaning. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call at McGeehan Funeral Home Martin Chapel on Monday, November 15th from 2 to 8pm with a Rosary prayed at 7pm, and at the church on Tuesday from 9am until the time of service.
The family would like to give special thanks to Union Court Assisted Living and Heart to Heart Hospice for the great care they gave her. Memorials are suggested to Chesaning River Rapids Library.