Mari L. Ivener

Mari Ivener Obituary

IVENER, Mari L.-- June 4, 2002. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. Loving daughter of Don and Heidi Ivener. Loving sister of Jody and Abby Ivener. Loving girlfriend of Clark Edelstein.
Mari was an active volunteer for Community Impact and Second Harvest Food Bank. Former employee of Intuit. Mari had a love for her family, friends and loved to help others. She loved baseball, theatre, museums, and traveling. Mari's vibrant energy touched the hearts and souls of many people.
There will be a celebratory memorial on Tuesday, July 16, at 3:00 p.m. on the campus of Lincoln Glen Church, 2700 Booksin Ave., San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 267-3663. Contributions may be made to: The Charcot Marie Tooth Association, 2700 Chestnut Street, Chester, PA 19013-4867. Arrangements by BAY AREA CREMATION & BURIAL SERVICES, 1-800-916-4888.

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Published by San Jose Mercury News on Jun. 16, 2002.

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Pam Schwetz

June 20, 2023

I met Mari working at the Chicago Theater. She worked in the box office and I sold Fannie Mae Candy in the lobby. She came over to buy some and we started talking and found out we were both James Dean fans. She mentioned another box office worker was also a Dean fan. my most fun memory of Mari is when she came with Margo and Jennfier the housemanagers at the Chicago Theater to usher for me at the Apollo Theater and we went out to a bar after the show with some friends of mine from the Apollo Theater and spur of the moment we went to L.A. for the day. We did so many fun things in that short amount of time. Not long after that Mari and Scott both moved out to California but different parts. Mari invited me to come out for a visit but I never took her up on it. I was sad to hear she is no longer with us. She was a lot of fun. Great memories. She will be missed.

Pam Schwetz

June 20, 2023

Mari was a lot of fun. I met her at the Chicago Theater. She was working in the box office there. I used to volunteer usher but fell into a job selling Fannie Mae Candy in the lobby and that is how I met Mari. We were both James Dean fans and she introduced me to another James Dean fan who worked in the box office there too Dave Plomin. The best memory I have of Mari is when she came to the Apollo Theater where I housemanaged to volunteer usher with Margo and Jennifer who were housemanagers at the Chicago Theater and we went out to a bar afterwards with a couple of my friends from the Apollo. We all decided spur of the moment to go to Los Angeles for the day and met up at the airport to catch a red eye. We did so many things in our limited time out there. I remember seeing the sun rise over Mullholland Drive, going to Mann's Chinese Theater, Melrose Place, Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, Farmers Market, Griffith Planetarium, Forest Lawn and another cemetery,..and the thing we were dared to go out there to do to go on a tour of the star's homes ha ha...we did so many things in such a limited amount of time...we had so much fun together. I remember when she moved out near Palo Alto she sent me a letter inviting me to come visit her out there. Never took her up on the offer. Was sad to hear from our friend Scott Michaels that he heard Mari had died. He had also moved out to California but I don't think they saw each other out there. Not sure how he found out she died. Neither of us knows how she died and I didn't see it mentioned here. Fond memories. She will be missed. She was a lively fun person.

Laura Fanelli

January 7, 2020

I have not forgotten Mari She was an amazing incredible person.

Christina Falco

July 16, 2002

Mari and I started at Intuit at the same time in early 1990. We quickly became friends. There aren't enought words to describe just how amazing, vibrant and beautiful Mari was. I am truly thankful that she was a part of my life. I love her. I miss her. She will alway be in my heart.

Mike Ahearn

July 16, 2002

Mari was a dear friend during our 1993-1997 years together at Intuit.

While I find the news of her death tragic and confusing, I have many memories of her, nearly all of which bring a smile.

Mike Ahearn, 7/16/02

MJ Austin

June 20, 2002

George and I met Mivener(Miv) while working at Intuit, then we continued to remain friends even after we moved out of Silicon Valley. Miv always made us smile - it's hard to put anything into words...but you can check out our website at www.austinhill.com for pictures of Mari that we took over the years. We'll miss you, we loved you,

MJ & George :)

Greg Harlow

June 18, 2002

I was introduced to Mari by Dave Kalin at an Apple Beer Bash in the late 80's while working there. I later had the pleasure of working with her at Intuit when she helped me get a position there.

Mari always had an opinion and you were sure to know about it. And if by chance your opinion differed from hers you were sure to have a dialog - if you so desired. She was a fun girl to be around, always had a smile and made sure you were having fun too. I'd have never participated in Rock n' Bowl if it weren't for her.

Take care little sister.

Dave Kalin

June 18, 2002

I'll always think of Mari whenever I think of Tom Jones (she followed him around like a groupie), the San Jose Sharks (a founding season-ticket holder and written up for her bra-tossing Hat Tricks), the Supreme Court (she didn't care about the President or Congress, only the court decisions) and baseball (a perennial Cubs/Sox and Giants/A's fan, and even the Dodgers too, and had been to more ballparks than anyone I had ever known).

I guess I was Mari's first friend when she moved to Silicon Valley back in 88-89, but she certainly touched a lot of lives in those years. We will certainly miss her, but we will definitely remember the good times we had, and that she had created for all of us.

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