Mary-Woodland-Obituary

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Mary Cameron V. Woodland

Homewood, Illinois

Jan 12, 1921 – Feb 18, 2020 (Age 99)

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BORN
January 12, 1921
DIED
February 18, 2020
AGE
99
LOCATION
Homewood, Illinois

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Mary Cameron V. Woodland nee Vogt.  

Born in Rockford, Illinois on January 12th, 1921 to William and Ida (Thornton) Vogt Jr., the older of two children.

Predeceased by both parents and her younger brother William.

Mary is survived by her husband of 67 years Bertram and their...

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Mary was truly a woman ahead of her time on so many fronts. We think of her often and only wish that both of our own daughters knew her and could have been graced by a trailblazer. Mary always welcomed us as part of the Woodland clan for which we have been ever grateful. We will miss her deeply and always have candles lit in our hearts so her presence in our lives never goes dark.

So sorry to hear the sad news of Mary's death. Our thoughts are with you. With love from Jane and Mike, Christine and Hugh, her British nephew and niece.

My first memories of Aunty Mary are more than half a century ago when I was about five or six. She was looking after my brother and me for a few days. It was very exciting as she came from a long way away and had a very different accent to us. The only other thing I can remember was that she made a wonderful angel cake and ate strawberry jam with her kipper! She can't have had an easy time as , in those days, my brother and I fought like cat and dog.

Over the years Mary and...