Friday, March 16, 2018

The greatest couple from the greatest generation.


The country has lost one of the greatest couples from the greatest generation. My parents came of age during ww2, my dad served in the Air Force and my mother worked in a factory during the war. They were married for 69 years. We lost our father last winter and now our mother has joined him. 



My brother Dave wrote a moving eulogy for our mother and he has given me permission to post it here.

 Mom was always the backbone of our family.  She raised four boys and worked part time to help with the family finances.  She was able to keep the family running amid the chaos of the four boys and our Dad.  She made all of our friends feel welcome and always treated them like family.  We always had half a dozen friends hanging around and she would feed them all.
Mom loved to cook and one of my favorite memories was watching her bake and flour being all over the kitchen table.  She also liked to sew and I think she made curtains for all our houses and her relatives. 
I don't think her childhood was the best - she was orphaned at a very young age. I can't even imagine that because she was such a presence in our lives - always there for us!
She moved to New York for a brief time and always spoke fondly of her adventures there, but then came back to McAdoo and married our Dad. 
I hated that she had to be sick and tethered to oxygen, just as much as she did, but near the end she would always say, "No Regrets", assuring us that she would be ok.
I will only have good memories of Mom. 
Love you Mom.  Rest in Peace. 

Here is Mom’s Obituary;

Mary Midash

Newark - Mary Midash, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Heartland Hospice House.

Born in McAdoo, PA on August 8, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Zurek) Matuskevich. She married John B. Midash on July 5, 1947, moved to Delaware and together they raised four sons.

Mary was a gifted seamstress, making custom draperies for J.C. Penney and her family. She also enjoyed making friends and meeting people in her role as a banquet server for several country clubs in Delaware. Mary enjoyed going to Delaware Park and shopping, but her favorite role was wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and homemaker. She was also a member of Holy Family R.C. Church.

In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, John, who died on December 9, 2016; youngest son, Randy; granddaughter, Melissa; daughter-in-law, Deborah; sisters, Helen, Julia and Sophia; brothers Paul, Pete, Michael and Edward. She is survived by her sons, John (Sandy), Larry (Millie) and David (Lois); her caregivers; three grandsons, Larry (Kristie), John (Heather) and David; three great grandchildren; sister, Stephanie Mackin; brother Stanley (Patsy) Matuskevich; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Joseph and Dorothy Midash; numerous nieces and nephews; and good friends, Sallie Midash and Chris and Tom Kelley.

The family extends their deepest appreciation to Shannon and Amy from Heartland Hospice and the nurses and staff at Heartland Hospice House.

Graveside services and burial will be held at 11 am on Friday, March 16, 2018 at All Saints Cemetery, 6001 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19808.

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SPICER-MULLIKIN FUNERAL

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