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Mary F. Henry, 77, of Wilkes-Barre, PA. passed away 9/21/2019 at Residential Hospice Inpatient Unit Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre, from complications of Multiple Myeloma, blood cancer. She fought a hard battle and is now at peace.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on January 28, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Leonard J. and Mary Baker Andes and graduate from G A R Memorial High School, Class of 1959. Mary was Employed by Rea & Derick (now CVS) Wilkes-Barre for 18 years; Meyers High School, as a cafeteria lunch aide and Hanover Bank as a teller. She enjoyed being an assistant Girl Scout Leader; was a member of St. Andrews Parish and sang in the church choir for many years.
She had a great love for all animals, going for walks and loved to laugh. She loved all the neighborhood dogs and kept biscuits in her pockets when she would go on walks to give to them. She expressed her kindness and warm heart by taking in 6 stray cats and feeding many others.
Our family cannot imagine what our lives will be without her, but we will cherish all the good times we have shared.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James 2017, and son-in-law, Ronald Gould, 2018.
Surviving are her daughters, Donna Gould, Shickshinny and Patricia Delevan and her husband John, Forty-Fort; grandchildren, Adam and Christopher Kubaugh and Nicole and Michael Delevan; half sister, Barbara Ferrante, Hollywood, MD; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at 9:30 am from the Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc. 689 Hazle Ave. Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Andrews Parish Church, Parrish St. Wilkes-Barre at 10:00 am. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Twp.
Friends are invited to join the family for a visitation on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 4 to 7 pm at the funeral home and Wednesday morning, from 9:15 am until time of service.
The family would like to thank North Penn Manor, Residential Hospice, and Fresenius Kidney Care for their kindness and compassion.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Labre Indian School P O Box 216 Ashland, MT 59003.
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