MARY ALICE FREER CANNON, age 93, of Shaker Hts., was born on 09/29/1929. She was a “crash baby”, born in the year of the stock market crash that ushered in The Great Depression. During her elementary school years she was always one of the tallest in her class. At Shaker Heights High School, she was awarded the Citizenship Trophy her senior year. She did some modeling for a department store in downtown Cleveland. While at Denison University, she joined the Alpha Phi sorority. She was vice-president of her senior class. Mary Alice was active with the Panhellenic Society, the Western Reserve Historical Society, and the Fork & Hoe, but her main focus was her family. She was so supportive of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Babysitting, shopping, birthdays, and attending sporting/arts activities, Mary Alice was involved in all of them for decades. She was a very generous and loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Aunt. She will be missed by a great many people. She was a special Lady. And as she said, “It’s been great!” Beloved wife of the late Gerald N.; loving mother of Beth (Keith) Schneider, Gerald F. “Skip” (Kathleen), and John N. (Ellen); devoted grandmother of Brian Cannon, Jonathan Peter “J.P.” (Colleen) Cannon, Patrick (Sarah) Cannon, Michaela Cannon, Tom (Allison Kane) Wagner, Lindsey Wagner, Drew Schneider, Jay Cannon, Andrew Cannon, and Caroline Cannon; dear great-grandmother of Dominic, Micah, Jude, and Ella Cannon, and Brian Wagner; cherished sister of John Jay “Jack” (Marita, deceased) Freer, and the late Thompson “Tom” Depew Freer; and devoted daughter of Depew C. and Miriam T. Freer. Family and friends may call at GATTOZZI AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 12524 CHILLICOTHE RD. (RT. 306, N. OF MAYFIELD RD.) CHESTERLAND ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2023, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, where a Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 pm. (Funeral Service will be livestreamed at www.GattozziandSon.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.GattozziandSon.com, search for Mary Alice’s Obituary and service information, and click “Join Livestream”) Private Interment at a later date at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Hts. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Mary Alice's name may be made to the Mary Freer Cannon ’51 scholarship fund at Denison University, P.O. Box 2007, Mt. Vernon, OH 43050 or at www.Denison.edu Online tributes and condolences at www.GattozziandSon.com
