of Waterford/Clarkston, formerly of Berkley and Bloomfield Hills, passed January 6, 2017 at 98 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Raymond; cherished mother of Marion (David) Barran, John (Rosemary) Swantek, and Jean (Gary) Lewis; grandmother of Joan (Joseph), Anne (Christopher), Jason (Elizabeth), Steven and Ian (Ruth); great grandmother of 4. Preceded in death by her brother, John Waldron. Mary began her teaching career in a 3 room schoolhouse in New Jersey, she retired from the Bloomfield Hills School District, as well as, authoring three memoirs.