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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