Mary Edna Atwood

She was born on August 18th, 1943, in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Sylvania, Ohio. Mary graduated from Sylvania High School in 1961. Mary met Kenneth Atwood in 1962 and married him on December 22, 1962, in Ottawa Lake, MI. She worked at a couple of car dealerships in Ann Arbor before spending many years at Kleinschmidt Insurance until retiring. Mary loved spending time in her garden at her home of 50+ years on Evergreen Dr. in Ann Arbor.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Atwood, her mother, Ruby Porter, her father, Kenneth Porter, and her sister Betty Jane McClellan. She is survived by her brother, Jerry (Michelle) Porter, her two sons, David (Kristine) and Stephen Atwood, her grandchildren, Jenna (Michael) Dunbar, Sarah, Jeffrey, Abigail, and Mya and her great-grandson, Lennox.

The family would like to thank the nurses, caregivers, staff at Vibrant Life of Superior Township and Brighton Hospice for the care and compassion they showed Mary in her final days.

Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life at Muehlig Funeral Chapel, 403 S. Fourth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 on Wednesday, December 27th at 12:00pm. Visitation with the family will begin earlier that day at 10:00 am. Interment to follow at Washtenong Memorial Park, 3771 Whitmore Lake Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Mary’s honor to

https://lovetrain.hshv.org/giving-in-memory/?form=memorialmailacardwebsite/org/charity