Marie McMann (Palazzolo), age 83, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by Clifford, her devoted husband; four daughters, Sally (Terry) Howard, Susan (Russel) Hendricks, Michelle (Douglas) Wyn, all of Grand Rapids and Patricia (Robert) Hendryx of Valrico, Florida; grandchildren, Teresa (Shane) Snoap, Cathy (Jim) Armstrong, Shelley (Jason) Breen, Paul (Heidi) Hendricks, Matthew Hendricks, Scott Hendricks, Eric Wyn, Brooke Wyn, Rob Hendryx and Christina Hendryx; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Spencer, Cameron, Kaitlyn, Austin, Justin, Emma, Sidney, Landon, and Madeline; sister-in-laws, Sonya (Don) Olds of Bellaire MI, Helen Garcia of Chula Vista, CA, Margaret Pellerito of Grand Rapids; brother-in-law Vic Sbordon; many nieces and nephews and many special friends and neighbors. Marie was born in St. Louis, MO on November 18, 1927, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Palazzolo. She married Clifford McMann Jr. on September 2, 1947. Their love affair lasted more than 63 years. Marie loved spending time with her family the most and will be remembered as a wonderful wife and mother and loved by all. She enjoyed travel, getting her nails done, ice cream cones, winning at the casino and her Friday nights out with Cliff. She worked at Plainfield Department Store for over 25 yrs. She was a life long member of St. Jude’s Catholic Church. Her beautiful smile will never be forgotten. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ida and Santa and brothers Anthony and Edwin. The family would like to thank her doctors Dr. Robert Daniels, Dr. Donna Harold and Dr. Duane Berkenpass for their wonderful care over the last three years and also the staff on the 4 floor (south) at Spectrum Hospital. Thank you Diane, her hairdresser and the girls at Modern Nail for always making her look so beautiful. The family will celebrate her life with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church1120 4 Mile Rd. NE with Rev. Tom Page as celebrant. Interment in Fairplains Cemetery. If you would like to pay your respects to Marie, please visit the Reyers North Valley Chapel 2815 Fuller Ave NE on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Monday at Reyers Chapel. For those who wish, memorials may be made to The Huntington’s Disease Society of Michigan 1174 James Savage Rd. Midland, MI 48640 “Always kiss goodnight”
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