Mary Teresa Marentette

7/30/1925–7/6/2024

Mary was welcomed into heaven on 7/6/2024 at almost 99 years old by Jesus, her

beloved husband Stan, and all the rellies and saints who went before her.

She will be remembered as a devoted wife to Stan for almost 69 years, loving mom of 4,

grandma of 9, and great-grandma of 11. Mary is survived by her children: Thomas

(Paula) Marentette, Kathy Spern, Brian Marentette, and Rose (Craig) Buckley. She is

also survived by her 9 grandchildren: Robert (Jade) Marentette, Aaron (Elizabeth)

Marentette, and Brandon (Gail) Marentette; Kevin (Jill) Spern, Kelly (Kevin) Cassidy,

Jennifer Buckley, Daniel (Katie) Buckley, Katie Buckley, and Caroline (Shawn)

Ewasyshyn. She was blessed with 11 great-grandchildren: Vincenzo and Giovanni

Marentette, Nora and Abby Spern, Liam and Charlotte Cassidy, Dante Ishmael, Harvey

and Evelyn Buckley, and Nova and Luca Ewasyshyn.

In the Melady family, she was the oldest of 8. She was predeceased by her parents,

brothers Fr. Tom (Bud) Melady, Edward Melady, Jack Melady, and sister Angela Smith.

She is survived by sisters Rita Daley, Paula Conry, and brother Mike Melady. She is

also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews, both on the Melady and

Marentette sides.

Mary was born in Stratford, Ontario on 7/30/1925 to Thomas and Antoinette (Reinhart)

Melady. She spent many happy summers as a child at Sauble Beach, Ontario, where

her father had built a family compound of cottages. She obtained a bachelor's degree

from University of Toronto and then graduated as a registered nurse from St. Michael’s

hospital in Toronto, Ontario in 1948. She then worked at Harper Hospital in Detroit, MI

(now part of DMC).

She met the love of her life, Stan the Man, through Stan’s sister Jean, her childhood

friend. Mary and Stan were married in Toronto, Ontario in 1951. They then both became

U.S. citizens. They settled first in Inkster, Michigan, and then resided for over 55 years

in Livonia, Michigan, where they raised their family. Both Mary and Stan shared a

devout faith and were very active in their church communities at St. Kevin’s in Inkster

and St. Colette’s in Livonia.

Mary will be remembered as a supportive, loving mom/grandma/great-grandma who

attended many birthday parties, special school events, graduations, and weddings. She

comforted many newborn grandbabies and lived to hold and meet many

great-grandchildren. Mary was never without her purse (like Queen Elizabeth)! She

faithfully remembered birthdays and anniversaries and wrote many greeting

cards/letters late into the night to friends and family. She was the family historian for

both the Melady and Marentette sides. She also enjoyed visiting and feeding relatives

and friends at every opportunity throughout her long life.

Mary faced her many life challenges with grace and grit: learning to drive a car at the

age of 49 yrs, becoming a loving caretaker to Stan for 16 years following his stroke,

managing her own early hearing loss in her late forties, and then managing a cochlear

implant at the age of age 88 years.

Mary lived a long life with the support of all her children, but especially with the support

of her son Brian, who was her caregiver these past several years.

We wish we could keep you with us a little longer mom, but we take comfort knowing

that you and Dad are together again. Happy almost 99th birthday, Mom! We love you!

Funeral mass, Friday July 19, 2024 at 10:30am (in state 10:00am) at St. Colette Catholic Church-Livonia. Luncheon to follow at Harry J. Will Funeral Home.

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