Mary Schock

Wasilla resident Mary Arlene Schock, 76, died of cancer July 31, 2008, at Alaska Regional Hospital.
"All four of her children were present when she passed on to be with the Lord," her family wrote.
A service for Mary will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Alaska Heritage Memorial Chapel, 1015 S. Check St. Mary was born Nov. 9, 1931, in Gorham, Maine, to Alfred and Florence Wilder.
While living in Maine, she attended school in Gorham, graduating from Gorham High School. After high school, she married and started a family.
In 1965, the family moved to Alaska, arriving on the Fourth of July.
In Alaska she lived in Eagle River, Anchorage and finally Wasilla. She spent her working career at Carrs Quality Centers, starting as a cashier. She was a customer service manager when she retired. Mary enjoyed her career with Carrs, most especially the interaction with the customers.
"Mary had a fiery Irish spirit, a dynamic sense of humor, and enjoyed life to the fullest," her family recalled. "She was a voracious reader, loved movies, and was a diehard Patriots fan.
"Mary was much loved and will be missed by many."
She was preceded in death by her parents, her great-grandson, Clifford Buswell, and great-granddaughter, Kianna Kay Smith.
Mary is survived by her sister, Shirley Hall, of Casco, Maine; her four children, Lindsay Knight of Kodiak, Stacey Buswell of Wasilla, L.K. Frizzell of Fox, and Kimberly Lamont of Wasilla. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.