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Mary Gray Obituary
Mary Jeanne Newman Gray, age 72, passed peacefully on December 10, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio.
Jeanne was the eldest child of Thomas and Suzanne Newman, born in Lancashire, England. Attending Precious Blood School followed by West Carrollton High School.
Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Suzanne Newman. She is survived by her sisters Karen Newman and Linda Brelsford (Jeff); her brother Mike Newman; her niece Melinda Peffer and family; and many extended family members. She will be deeply missed.
At Jeanne's request, there will be no funeral services. Remembrances shared on the Schlientz & Moore Funeral Home website.
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Debbie Smith
January 24, 2026
I met Jeanne in September of 2010. I started working at the University of Dayton at the Emporium. She worked days and I worked nights. We talked occasionally and in 2012 she was looking for a new place to live. I had some apartments close to UD and she went to see them and decided to move in. She could walk to work and in a short time it became her home. In 2016 I left the emporium and Jeanne retired from UD. I still worked there until 2021 but I started visiting Jeanne regularly while doing work outside and renting the other units. She was going through many health problems and we became good friends during this time. She loved her baby´s Fezz and Ginger and would see them regularly outside enjoying the sun and working in her garden. I spent many hours sitting with her and talking about gardening, our families and life in general. She was always planting new flowers each year to see if they were to become one of her favorites. After she went through the terrible time of needing to be permanently in a wheelchair, together we decided to keep her love for gardening still going. We built raised flower beds along both sides of her walkway so she could still enjoy her spring, summer and fall outside doing what she loved. Walking up to her door was always beautiful with all her flowers, the butterflies and bees that she fed with her flowers and the hummingbirds were also her friends. She met many of my family as we worked to keep the yard looking good. With all of our visits in the sun or in the home we really enjoyed talking together. Sometimes it was about UD, our families or things we enjoy eating. We were like sisters laughing, crying, celebrating and knew we could depend on each other for advise. Jeanne had so many health problems the last couple years and stayed strong during them but she was getting to the point that coming back home (she loved her home) was harder than she thought. I did get to visit before she passed and it was a beautiful visit. We laughed, I cried and the friendship we shared was still there but the love and wonderful memories we shared as friends will always be in my heart and put a smile on my face. See you again some day
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Rick KUCK
December 21, 2025
I'M so sorry I lost my friend I Only knew Mary for 4yrs. She was a very kind and sweet person. She's had a very hard time lately. I know she's in a better place now. RIP My FRIEND. RICK
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