Sec 26, Grave 1826
She is married to John James O·ÄôNeill.
They got married on January 6, 1946, she was 18 years old.
Child(ren):
Barton Funeral Service (excerpt)
Mary Lou was born in Spokane, November 19, 1927. The family lived upstairs from her grandparents. In 1933, the family was transferred to Portland OR where as a young girl Mary played being a movie star. In 1937, the family was transferred again to Medford OR. Apparently, it was quite a site when they checked into the Heathman Hotel that first night with their birdcage and Mary's pet turtle. In 1940, the family was transferred to Berkeley CA. In 1941, the attack at Pearl Harbor changed life on the coast. Blocking lights, rationing gas and certain foods. March 8, 1942 ·Äì 2 girls sitting on the grass at Lake Merritt in Oakland where they were joined by 2 sailors. That was when Mary met John. Four years of courtship via mail with a few short meetings along the way led them to their wedding in 1946 where they began their 62-year honeymoon. After the war, they started their home and family in El Cerrito CA. The family moved to KirklandWA in 1958. In 2014 Mary moved to Sequim WA to be closer to her daughter Cheryl. She was preceded in death by her daughter Sharon, and son Bill. Survivors include her son, Jim (Heidi); daughters, Cheryl Heise (Michael) and Peggy Feher (Skip); grandchildren Eric (Marisol), Jay (Melissa), Carrie (Kevin), Keith (Liz), Michael (Leanne), Jesse (Christine), Jeff, Katie (Nick), Jon; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mary Lou van Schoorl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John James O·ÄôNeill |