Mary Fern (Dempsey) Howard

Our beloved mother, Mary Fern (Dempsey) Howard, Grove City/Orient, Ohio, passed away peacefully Monday March 27, 2023, at the home of her daughter and surrounded by family. Mary was born on October 20th, 1941, in Myrtle, West Virginia to the late Harmon and Tella (Hall) Dempsey. In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her husband Donald, son Nathan, son- in-law Bob Shaw, siblings Antha Rowe (Greenway) Mounts, Alma Rowe (Ray) Maynard, Cyrilda Dempsey (William) Riffe Adair, James Dempsey (Joy Lee), Parlea Dempsey (Walter) Messer (Melvin Deere), Harmon Dempsey Jr. (Nettie), Paul Dempsey, Jerry Dempsey (Phyllis). Mary retired from Sears Roebuck and Co. to enjoy her true passion of being a grandma and eventually great grandma. Left behind to cherish her memories are her sister Polly (Jimmy)

Varney, children Elizabeth (Matt) Janoski, Amy (Dan) Curry, Emily Shaw (Harry VanFossan), Adrian (Nancy) Howard; grandchildren, Jessica (Michael) Richmond, Clare (Daniel) Cermak, Nathan (Makaila) Curry, Amanda Curry, Taylor (Taylor) Shaw, Zachary (Alexandria) Shaw, and Aiden Howard; great grandchildren Isabella Shaw, Isaac Shaw, Rosalie Richmond, and baby Silas Curry (October 2023). Mary also leaves behind several nieces and nephews.