Mary was born to the late Andrew and Carrie Zard on Jan. 30, 1931, in Edmonton Alberta. She moved to Seattle in 1949 and married Kenneth H. Strand who proceeded her in death.
Mary earned her RN license and finished with a Masters in Social Work from the University of Washington in 1973. She accomplished her education while raising a family of four.
Mary provided compassionate Post-Op care for our veterans at the VA Hospital in Seattle. She completed her professional nursing career in 1993 after caring for the elderly Jesuits at the Seattle Univesity Loyola Hall Infirmary.
Mary was a member of St. John Vianney Church in Kirkland, WA. and was a regular at the evening Saturday Vigil. She said she liked this service because of the available handicapped parking but more likely she found strength and encouragement seeing young people singing about and praising Our Lord.
Mary is survived by her four children all living in the greater Seattle area; Gary, Diane, Doreen and Andy. She also is survived by ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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