Mary Joanna WALSER

Those of us who knew you our entire lives grieve the most. But as we reconnect, talk to each other, and exchange stories and impressions in an attempt to find comfort and understanding, we find that we are discovering new connections — connections that put family and people above all other considerations. I knew you well enough to know that you'd be surprised at this, and I treasure it as the gift you left to all of us who remain. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for this lesson. You...

Rest in Peace Mary. Learned a lot more about you & your life from this obituary. Just remember as a youngster, you had a donkey. Thought that was the greatest. Thanks for making Mr. W. (my 2nd Dad) so happy. You will be missed & always remembered. Hello to all that have gone before us. Rest well.
Fondly,
Stacey & Bob Guzman

As a child, with my playmates Bruce and Stacey, Mary let us sit on her donkey and play with her frogs and feed her birds.Her unconditional love she gave to her animals I will always remember

I didn't get to visit Grandma Mary often, but the few memories I have with her are sweet. My favorite memory of my Grandma Mary is the tea parties she would throw for us! She would bring out her beautiful silver tea set and teach us how to sit properly while sipping the tea. She taught me how to hold the teacup and how many sugar cubes were proper to use in our tea. Of course, she was also awesome enough to sneak a few extra to us. One other memory I've held onto is a shopping trip to Target...

Mary Walser was my stepmother-in-law and I will always be grateful to her for taking a month out of her life to come to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas as we awaited the birth of my daughter Angelyn. We were living out in the middle of citrus orchards and watermelon fields - no close neighbors. She drove back and forth into town with me as I worked half days during the last weeks of my pregnancy. We had lunch at Luby's nearly every day. Mary was the first to give my little girl a dress with an...