Mary McDonald Luce Schwanekamp
32, of Brownsburg, Indiana, passed away August 25, 2013, at St. Vincent's Hospital. She was born May 10, 1981, in Lafayette, Indiana to Wayne and Patti Luce.
Mary graduated from R. Nelson Snider High School, Ft. Wayne, in the class of 1999. Before pursuing a career in medical sonography, Mary graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kettering College of Medical Arts in 2002 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from IUPUI with a degree in Health Services Management in 2004. She went on to work at St. Vincent Women's Hospital in the Maternal Fetal Medicine Department from 2002-2013. On July 3, 2004 she married Brent Schwanekamp at St. Christopher's Church in Speedway, where they are members. They welcomed their son Scott to the world on December 7, 2010. Mary loved playing with Scott, reading, gardening, and spending time with her friends and family.
Mary is survived by her husband, Brent Schwanekamp; their son, Scott Schwanekamp; her parents, Wayne Tanner and Patti Luce of Ft. Wayne; her grandmother, Patricia Luce of Cincinnati; her brother Patrick (Abbey) Luce of Ft. Wayne; 6 nieces and 2 nephews.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Wayne Livingston Luce, David McDonald and Martha McDonald Anderson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 29 from 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Stevens Mortuary , 5520 W. 10th St., Indpls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, August 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Christopher's Catholic Church, 5301 W. 16th St., Speedway, Indiana. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Peace Cemetery.
To leave the family online condolences, please visit: http://www.stevensmortuary.net. We encourage family and friends to visit the site and share a special story or memory about Mary.
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Philip Makonnen
September 16, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Judy Conner
September 4, 2013
Patti, Wayne, Patrick, and Brent,
Mary was an outstanding student in my fourth grade class at Croninger. She was not only beautiful, but she also was so kind to everyone. I knew Mary later when she met her great husband, Brent. What a wonderful couple they made! My heart goes out to all of you and will always cherish my memories of sweet Mary. I will continue to pray for all of you. Judy Conner
August 29, 2013
Dear folks, I was very sorry to hear about Mary. She was a fine student and a great young lady. She was one of my favorites at Lane. Ken Howe
August 29, 2013
Dear Patti and Wayne, You have our deepest sympathy in this time of great loss.
Greg and Dianna Slusser
Fort Wayne
fay abdulhadi
August 29, 2013
Patty,
I am so sorry about your loss, you are in my thought and prayers.
J M
August 29, 2013
My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time of sorrow.
Angela Anderson Night RN
August 29, 2013
I too had the privilege of taking care of Mary during her time at St Vincent. Such an honor to have witnessed the amazing amount of love between Brent and Mary as he cared for her. I am so sorry for your loss.
Alyssa Muhlhauser
August 28, 2013
I had the honor of taking care of Mary during her hospitalization at St. Vincent and was even with her during her last moments. She was an amazing woman with an amazing family. I'm so sorry for your loss. Your family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.
Linda Fletcher
August 28, 2013
You have our deepest sympathy our prayers and thoughts are with you.
August 28, 2013
Patti and Wayne, I am sorry for your loss. Mary was such a special friend to Monique and we will always treasure knowing her. May God bless you and your family in this time of need. Josette Jordan
Jean (Short) Frantz
August 28, 2013
Patti and Wayne, I am so very sorry about your loss. Mary brought joy to all she knew. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Dianna Burman
August 28, 2013
Wayne and Patti I am so sorry to hear about Mary. I remember her and Patrick when they were younger. Sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
Ashley Kalman
August 28, 2013
My deepest sympathy for your family. I had the pleasure of taking care of Mary while she was at St Vincents. I always felt drawn to her and her family and upon reading this realized that my little girl and Scotty share the same birthday. Will continue thinking and praying for you all.
Night RN -- Ashley Kalman
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