Mary Jane Wallace

Mary Jane Wallace obituary

Mary Jane Wallace

Mary Wallace Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home, Inc. on Mar. 5, 2026.
Mary Jane Wallace (nee Harnwell) Age 97, a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grand-mother and spirited friend, who served as a "pink lady" volunteer at the Bryn Mawr Hospital for over sixty years as the "elevator lady", died Saturday, March 2, 2026 at home peacefully from Chronic Congestive Heart Failure.

Daughter of Gaylord and Mary Louise Harnwell, she was a graduate of Westtown School and Harcum College. She excelled as a decorative artist creating beautiful pieces that she lovingly gave away. She was a proud member of the Colonial Dames.

She leaves her two children, four grandchildren and two great-grand-daughters, son Peter Harnwell Krumbhaar (spouse, Barbara , grandson Peter, great-grand-daughters Ella Rose and Mia Jane, grandson Antony and granddaughter Leah ), and daughter Mary Louise Lewis (granddaughter Katherine L Mitchell).

Memorial Donations may be made to Westtown School or Planned Parenthood in Mary Jane's name.

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