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Mary J. Howard

31 May, 1927 – 30 May, 2025
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Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery

Mary J. Howard, 97, of Phoenix, AZ died Friday, May 30, 2025.

She was born in Hartford City, IN to Luther Gucker and Mary Bowman. The family moved to Fort Wayne, IN in 1939 and to Chandler/Phoenix, AZ in 1946.

She worked at Gucker and Noll Pharmacy and Affiliated Gynecologists. She was an avid sports fan and loved attending D-backs games.

Survivors include her daughters, Mary J. Baird (OK) and Elizabeth " Betsy" Howard (AZ), her sister Sara Fenstermaker (WA), one nephew, two nieces, nine grand nephews, and several great-grand nieces and nephews.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Hospice of the Valley or Arizona Diamondback Charities.

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