Mary Kelleher Schweikert

Mary grew up in North Arlington and Nutley, NJ. She graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Newark, NJ in 1960 and began her career at Maas & Waldstein Company, Belleville, NJ. In 1965 Mary married her high school sweetheart, Eugene Joseph Schweikert and is survived by him.

Mary and Gene moved to Hackettstown, NJ where she began her career in data processing at Hackettstown Hospital. While in this position, Mary’s skill in medical information systems and management was noticed, encouraged and developed. Her career included service as Director of Financial and Administrative Systems at Passaic General Hospital, Passaic, NJ and at Palisades General Hospital (later Hackensack Meridian), North Bergen, NJ.

In addition to Gene, her husband of 59 years, Mary is fondly remembered and survived by their three children. Mary Messana and her husband John, Beau Schweikert and his wife Traci (nee Blumhagen) and their two children Jaeger and Hayden, and Marlene Carey and her husband Tyler and their three children Cricket, Pippa and Dashiell. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Bonnie Kelleher (nee Koole) widow of her brother Jack who predeceased Mary.

Mary will be remembered for her humorous storytelling and joy in gathering family and friends for a party or reunion.

She embraced her Irish heritage and enjoyed telling and hearing stories about Ireland and her people. Mary twice visited the market town of Macroom in Cork from which her family came to America.

Mary was especially happy to be on Cape Cod and considered it to be her spiritual home since she, Gene and their children began vacationing there in the early 70s. As empty nesters, Mary and Gene returned each year to celebrate her birthday.