Mary Swartley passed on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Grace Adult Family Home in Covington, Washington. She was 98 years old. She was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to Eugene and Marie Griffin and moved to Seattle, Washington with her son, Robert in 1947. She met and married Walter Elwood Swartley, Jr in 1949. They had three children, MaryKay, Russell and Wally. Walter adopted Robert in 1967. Mary was a home maker. She loved to cook and bake. Every summer she made her famous dill pickles and canned multiple fruits and vegetables for her family. She loved animals, especially cats.
She was predeceased in death by her son, Russell; her spouse Walter and her Fond du Lac family, Frank, Eugene, John, and Robert (Griffin brothers) and her sister, Kathy (Griffin Wyrobeck). She is survived by her three children, Robert Swartley (spouse Karen), MaryKay (Swartley) Chambers, (spouse Steve) and Wally Swartley (spouse Carrie), as well as, six grandchildren, Jennifer (Swartley) Fridgen, (spouse Mike), Brian Swartley, Stephanie (Chambers) Domingcil, (spouse Vince), Jesse (Swartley) Zamora, (spouse Zach), Nicholas Swartley (spouse Tyra) and Cale Swartley and seven greatgrandchildren, Braden and Lauren Fridgen, Riley and Daniel Wilson, Rylan, Bryson and Paige Zamora. She is also survived by her brother, Dan Griffin and nieces and nephews of her Fond du Lac family.
In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to your local Humane Society in her memory.
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