Mary Florence DeTemple

DeTEMPLE Mary Florence (Lally) DeTemple, age 91, died at Mother Angeline McCrory Manor on Friday, June 20. Mary was born in Somerset, Ohio on April 18, 1917, the youngest child of John and Mary Ellen (Scanlon) Lally. She was a graduate of Mt. Carmel School of Nursing (1938) and attended St. Mary of the Springs College. She worked as a registered nurse for several years before enlisting in the Navy during World War II, serving our country as a Navy nurse and achieving the rank of Ensign. She met and married the love of her life, Eugene DeTemple, on December 9, 1944 in Quantico, Virginia. Mary was a very loving and proud mother of 10 children, including 2 sets of twins, and continued her career as a dedicated and compassionate R.N. throughout most of her life. She was an active member of Our Lady of Peace Parish for 48 years. Mary is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, six brothers, four sisters and one grandson Benjamin Holdsworth. She is survived by her children, Joe (Cheryl), Ellen (Joe) Voltolini, Michelle of Cincinnati, Fr. Michael, O.P. of Cincinnati, Jerry (Becky), Mary Holdsworth, Margaret Bahorek, Matthew (Nancy Palmer), Louie (Jeanie) of Cincinnati, Ed (Joan) of Tampa, Florida; 16 grandchildren, Michael (Lois) DeTemple, Kristy (Shawn) Bland, Katie (Jay) White, Nick Voltolini, Jim DeTemple, Allison (Dave Eckert) DeTemple, Maureen and Elizabeth Holdsworth, Stanley and Matt Bahorek, Willie, John and Tom DeTemple, Meg, Sarah and Isaac DeTemple; 7 great grandchildren, Courtney, Eli, Tori, Owen, Austin, Abigail and Micah; 3 sisters-in-law, Florence Schmidt, Mickey DeTemple, Teresa DeTemple; and 1 brother-in-law, Gus Casella; many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. Family and friends may call 4-8 p.m., Monday, June 23 at the NOVAK FUNERAL HOME, 4476 N. High St., 268-8811, where a rosary will be held at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 20 E. Dominion Bl., Mary's son, Fr. Michael DeTemple, O.P., Celebrant. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Donations in Mary's memory may be made to HomeReach Hospice, Our Lady of Peace Endowment Fund, or the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs. www.novakfuneralhome.com Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries