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Mary Abdin Obituary
November 16, 1935-February 8,
2011
Mary Marie Abdinwas born on November 16, 1935 in a country house in Davis County,
Iowa, and passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in Olathe,
Kan.
Mary Marie was thefirst of three daughters born to William DeMar Ritz and Anna
Pauline Ritz. She graduated from Bloomfield, Iowa in 1954 and went
on to become a registered nurse. She was wed to her high school
sweetheart, James Nardini, in 1957. She had two children, James
born in 1958 and Debra in 1961. Mary took time away from nursing
until her children were in high school. While being a great
homemaker, she pursued her love of the arts making pottery and
painting. She returned to work in the mid 70's when she and her
husband separated. She utilized her nursing skills until she
officially retired in December of 2010. Mary was an active artist
at the First Art Gallery of Olathe, Kansas.
Mary is survived byher son James Nardini III, his wife Cindy, and their children
Arthur James and Cole Joseph, her daughter Debra Wendorf and her
husband Richard, her sister Jeannie Leyda and husband Max.
Preceding her in death are her parents, William DeMar and Anna
Pauline Ritz, and her sister, Dorothy Koffman and husband
John.
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