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Amy Burns Kissell
February 19, 2018
Dear Ellen and Ben, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your sweet mother. I have many great memories of her from grade school and in past years of running in to her at the pharmacy where we would catch up and visit. I have been out of town this week and hated to miss the service. Please know that you all have been in my thoughts this week.
Beverly Raschke
February 19, 2018
Dear Gus and Family,
Please accept my sincerest condolences .
Have known Mary since grammar school at Sacred Heart,High school at BEHS and also at St Joseph's School of Nursing. She was my "Big Sister" at St Joe's. Mary was a wonderful nurse and person.
May God console you at this time of great loss.
Sincerely,
Beverly Jennings Raschke
Kathy Cayer
February 17, 2018
Mary was classmate at St Joseph's nursing school. She was one of the 4 of us that traveled together. Mary,Cecilia,Barbara and me. We spent many hours together laughing, crying and becoming more like sisters everyday. So many memories shared. After she was housebound we would still talk on phone. I will miss her. May she rest in peace!
JIm/Lynn Crowe
February 17, 2018
Gus, Ellen , Ben and family : So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jamie, also, from New Orleans, sends his sympathy too. Lynn and Jim
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February 17, 2018
Dear Ellen,
I am sorry to hear of your mother's death. she was always such a sweet and kind person and wonderful nurse.
sincerely,
Peggy Purohit and family
February 17, 2018
Mary was a classmate @ BE, 61. mary was also my cousin on the Maternal side, Burn. My mother was raised by her paternal grandmother, thus I knew very little of the Burn side.
My 1st memory of Mary was @ BE when she came up to me & said hello Cous, ( I was oblivious) which she greeted me with every time I saw her through out the years.
I know she had a lengthy illiness, so now she is in a better place.
Give yourself time to process what has happened. Time sweet time. RIP
Janet Dawkins Poole, BE 61
C. Robert Maguire
February 17, 2018
Dear Gus & Family: I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mary. You are all in our prayers. Robert Maguire BEHS 1960.
Dr. Robert O'Dell
February 17, 2018
Mary was an honor to her profession and an exemplar of her religion. I am blessed to have known her and be a witness to her compassion.
Sally Shields
February 16, 2018
I worked with Mary in the out patient clinic at MUSC in 1978-80. She was wonderfully kind to me, the "newbie" nurse. Other people may have come and gone but she has stayed with me. You must be proud to think of all of the lives she has touched and I hope those thoughts will ease your sorrow.
Antionette Ryan
February 15, 2018
Quoting what Mary wrote in my yearbook of 1964 " Although the class of 64 will be separated in a week and probably never be all together again-our memories will live on."
With that in mind may your memories of the wonderful times you shared with Mary be a source of love and comfort today and always.
Antionette Ryan
St. Joseph Nursing School -class of 1964
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