Mary G.C. Rhoades

MARY G.C. RHOADES
BLACKSTONE, MA - Mary G.C. (Cowan) Rhoades, 90, of Blackstone, MA, formerly of Interlaken and Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully August 30, 2008 in Medway Country Manor. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 2, 1918, daughter of the late James Robert Campbell Cowan and Gillian Cicely (Lee Warner) Cowan. Loving mother of Patricia Rhoades of Holliston, MA and George R.C. Rhoades and his wife Elizabeth of Port Royal, PA, and devoted grandmother of Anthony E. Rhoades of Sayreville, NJ. Sister of the late Ian W.C. Cowan and James P.C. Cowan. She also leaves sisters-in-law, Susan Cowan of Canada and Joyce Cowan of England; and nieces and nephews in Canada and England. She was formerly married to the late John Stewart Rhoades.
She worked in the clerical department at Cornell University and Ithaca College. Member of the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club in Scotland and during her youth played in league golf in Scotland and played in the 1938 Canadian Open, representing Scotland. She also taught her son and grandson to golf. She was an avid gardener and was a member of Blackstone Garden Club and the Interlaken Garden Club and served as a Past President. Member of the United Presbyterian Church of Whitinsville, MA.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday 11:00 a.m. in CARTIER'S FUNERAL HOME, 151 So. Main St. (Route 126), Bellingham, MA. Visiting time Wednesday 10-11 a.m. prior to Service. Burial will be Thursday in the Lake View Cemetery, Interlaken, NY with a Graveside Service at 11:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.