Mary was born on August 10, 1931 in Bell Island, Newfoundland to Martha Cole. She was raised on Bell Island by her grandparents Thomas and Anastasia Cole. She was united in marriage to Edward Byrne on September 8, 1951 and together they moved to Atikokan in 1966. Mary worked at various businesses in Atikokan including Iron Range Laundry, Steep Rock, Hydro and the Hospital. She retired from her job at the Atikokan High School. Mary was a quite person who liked to keep to herself. She enjoyed being home tending to her husband and house. She and Ned enjoyed TV Bingo and taking trips to the store to get their lottery tickets. They took several trips back to the east coast and enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Edward (Ned) on July 7, 2012; mother Martha; grandparents Thomas and Anastasia (McGrath) Cole and son-in-law Leslie Cross.
Mary leaves behind her children Larry (Gloria) Byrne, Patricia Byrne, Eileen Cross, Rosalyn (Mark) Freeman and Edward (Cherie) Byrne; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; god child Father John Cole; Aunt Violet McGrath as well as a large extended family of in-laws, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Atikokan, Ontario.
Cremation has taken place and interment will take place in the Little Falls Cemetery in Atikokan, Ontario.
The honourary pallbearers will be James Byrne, Monty Rundle, Paul Cross, Mark Freeman, Ed Byrne and Robert Freeman.
If friends so desire in memoriam donations to the Alzheimer’s Society or Atikokan General Hospital c/o Green Funeral Home, Box 427, Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M8.
Online condolences may be made in care of www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com.
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