ST. JOSEPH – Mary Catherine Wright, 76, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013, at her home.
Mary was born in St. Joseph on April 28, 1937, to Eugene Ray and Agnes Lillian (Wawrzyniak) Grace.
Mary attended St. Francis Elementary School and was a graduate of Convent of the Sacred Heart. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and previously worked as an operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Edward L. Grace.
She married William Wright on January 30, 1965 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. He survives of the home.
Other survivors include their children, Jennifer (Gary) Lader, Kevin (Kathryn) Wright, Christopher (Carley) Wright and Angela Wright; nine grandchildren, Jacob, Daniel and Toby Lader, Rebecca and Jaquelyn Wright, Sabrina, Katie and Colin Wright, Oliver Wright-Frank; sister, Patricia Ann (Tom) Herinckx; sister-in-law, Helen Grace; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday, December 30th, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. Sunday, at Heaton-Bowman-Smith and Sidenfaden Chapel. Rosary 6 p.m. Sunday. The family will receive friends following the Rosary until 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Francis Xavier Church Building Fund or Hands of Hope Hospice.