Marie K. Conrad

Marie Catharina (Kish) Conrad, 90, of Sugarmill Woods passed away peacefully on November 21, 2011. Born in Braddock, PA, she relocated from Pittsburgh to Sugarmill Woods with her late husband Ralph E. Conrad in 1978.

She attended Margaret Morrison Carnegie College, which was one of the four colleges of Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University. During WWII, as a young woman, she was an inspector for the U.S. Navy, inspecting gun sights. She was very proud of her service to our nation. Later, after serving on various committees, she became the president of the Parent Teachers Association at Allen School (Pittsburgh). Because there was no local Girl Scout troop in the area, she founded Brownie Troop 525 and was their Leader. She also was an active co-owner of a small business with her husband.

A devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she is survived by her daughter Mari-Elain Ebitz and son-in-law Curt Ebitz, grandsons Lt. Col. Curtis V. Ebitz, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps and wife, Maj. Amy Ebitz of Kailua, HI, and Erik C. Ebitz of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL plus four great grandchildren Brenna E. Ebitz, Kylee B. Ebitz, Curtis E. Ebitz and Sevina E. Ebitz. Her beloved husband Ralph preceded her in death, as did her parents John and Julianna Kish, brother Frank Kish and sisters Judy Connelly and Betty Stern.

Family and friends will be received at Wilder Funeral Home 4890 S. Suncoast Blvd. (U.S. 19), Homosassa Springs, Florida on Friday, December 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service. Inurnment will be at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida at 2:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers her daughter requests donations in memory of Marie Conrad be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. Go to www.woundedwarriorproject.org, scroll down to bottom of page to “donate now” then click on “donate in memory of or honor” (Marie Conrad). Have the acknowledgement sent to Mari-Elain Ebitz, 89 Douglas St., Homosassa, FL 344446. Or mail your donation, noting that the donation is in memory of Marie Conrad and same acknowledgement information, to: Wounded Warrior Project, Inc., 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256 or phone 904-296-7350.