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 1937 - 2008 (70 years)
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| Name |
SPANG, Mary A. |
| Born |
04 Apr 1937 |
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
08 Mar 2008 |
Michigan [1] |
| Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan [2] |
| Person ID |
I1265 |
Ohio Spangs |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2013 |
| Father |
SPANG, Daniel J., b. 1908, Ohio , d. 20 Apr 1993, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States of America (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
YAHLE, Eleanor, b. 18 Sep 1913, Ohio , d. 14 Oct 2005, Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio (Age 92 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Family ID |
F455 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Mary A. (Spang) Thompson, 70, of Hope, Michigan and Tarpon Springs, Florida went to be with her God March 8, 2008 after courageously battling cancer for several years.
The daughter of the late Daniel and Eleanor (Yahle) Spang was born April 4, 1937 in Dayton, Ohio where she was raised and educated. Mary entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Reading, Ohio in 1955.
She earned a B.S. in Education from the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio and a Masters Degree from Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. She was a teacher in parochial schools in Ohio and Illinois for more than fifteen years before leaving the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1973. She then taught in the Dayton Public Schools.
Mary met Blair Thompson in 1975 and they were married at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Dayton, Ohio in 1976. Mary was an active volunteer, played tennis, snow skied and loved to dance with Blair. She was blessed with a very loving heart, reaching out to many people and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Mary was survived by her loving husband and best friend of 32 years, Blair; son, Robert (Sofia) Thompson of New Baltimore, Michigan; daughters, Diane (Tom) Ungrodt of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Connie Thompson of Birmingham, Michigan; 8 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; brothers, David Spang of Dayton, Ohio and James (Peg) Spang of Charlevoix, Michigan; sisters, Dee (Don) Camby of Wilmington, Ohio and Kathleen (Richard) Hallert of Madera, California.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her daughter, Jill Koinis.
Funeral: St. Agnes Catholic Church with the Reverend Father James Hast, OFM, Cap. as celebrant.
Interment: Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey with Father Joe Graff.
Visitation will be at the Wilson MILLER Funeral Home, 4210 N. Saginaw Rd., Midland on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and at the church from 10 a.m. until time of mass. A Christian vigil service will be conducted at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be offered to St. Agnes Catholic Church or MidMichigan Home Care. Personal messages of support may be left for the family at www.wilson-miller.com.
Published in Midland Daily News from March 10 to March 11, 2008
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