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Mary Cleave Obituary
She was born September 28, 1947. She spent her childhood in south Mount Vernon and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1965.
Mary had a generous heart and strong, caring nature that directed her to social work. She began working in Medical Lake after graduating from Eastern Washington University. Later, she moved to Conway and started working for Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center in Shoreline as a case manager where she finished her career, retiring in 2009.
Mary's kind and generous nature extended to everyone. She took care of her mother as her health declined and she later took care of her sister, Nancy, as her health declined.
Mary is survived by her brother David (Barbara) Cleave, sister-in-law Marjorie Minor, cousin Judy (Ray) Pearson, nieces and nephews Sheryl (Roger) Oppen, Debora Cleave Trepus, Tracey (Mike) Tellefsen, Shawn (Jeff) Ratzi, Gregg (Amy) Cleave, Brian Cleave, Kelli (Paul Nicholson) Cleave, Scott (Deidre) Cleave as well as many great nieces and great nephews, many dear friends, and her loving kitty Olivia.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, LeRoy and Marjorie Cleave, brother Richard Cleave, sister-in law Ruby (Scott) Cleave and sisters Ann Cleave and Nancy Cleave.
A favorite sister and aunt, she will be dearly missed by her family and many friends.
In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Saving Pets One at a Time (S.P.O.T.) in Mary's name.
Graveside services will be held at Hawthorne Memorial Park, Mount Vernon, Washington on Friday, March 29, 2024, at 2:30 p.m.
Please visit www.hawthornefh.com to share your thoughts and memories and sign the online guest register.
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Kath Silverthorn
May 1, 2024
Sorry to hear of Marys passing. I visited at Medical Lake and she showed me around. Of course, we played basketball and Field Hockey at Skagit together. You will be missed Mary.
Kath Silverthorn
Loraine and Connor Scott
March 20, 2024
Gone to soon. My son, Connor and I were so fortunate to have been blessed with the most kind, thoughtful, and caring neighbors. Mary and Nancy a magnificent and beautiful duo. I moved next door in 1986 and my son, Connor was born in 1989. There was always a comfort in knowing we had a good "watch-out" for each other and our piece of the neighborhood was the best. Connor built quite the bond with, "his ladies" as he often called them. Connor would love to visit Mary and Nancy and their fur babies. He would come home and tell me about his visits, i.e. how he enjoyed watching the opera on PBS, etc. It has been some time ago and I do not remember when the tradition started, but every year Connor and I would gift "his ladies" flowers at Christmas time and Connor's ladies would gift to us delicious homemade baked goods and a large container of Chex mix. Even after Connor moved away from home both he (and I) always looked forward to receiving those holiday treats. I recently moved from the neighborhood, and it was difficult for me to share with Mary of my decision to move as I would miss having her as my neighbor. Grief would not hurt so much if the person was not loved so much. Please accept our deepest condolences. Sending out positive thoughts and prayers.
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