Marylou M. MCGLINN

1925 - 2013  (87 years)

• Name	Marylou M. MCGLINN  [2]
  	Marylou M. (McGlinn) Willis, 88, formerly of St. Lawrence, was called home to be with our Lord after her long battle with lung cancer and COPD on Thursday, February 28, with her Bayada Hospice nurse by her side at Country Meadows of Wyomissing, where she was a resident for four years. She waged this battle with courage and grace. She was the widow of Clarence E. "Dutch" Willis, who passed away October 27, 1995. Born in New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edward T. Sr. and Jessie W. (Wentzel) McGlinn. Marylou was a 1942 graduate of Mount Penn High School. During WWII, she immediately went to work in Pottstown and then transferred to Textile Machine Works making items for the U.S. Military. She joined the USO with girlfriends and went to Indiantown Gap weekly dances for the servicemen, where she eventually met her husband. When he was deployed to North Africa, she wrote him daily. A couple of years after he returned, they were married in St. Catharine's Church in Mount Penn on August 23, 1947. She was a member of St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C. and their Rosary Society and was a 50-year member of the St. Lawrence Womens' Club and also served as head of several committees. She loved the Blessed Mother and was able to share one of her many talents by making rosaries. Over the many years, hundreds of her rosaries were sent to people all over the world. Marylou was also a very talented and diligent knitter. One of her specialties was her beautiful hand-knit sweaters, but most important to her was the Baptismal set she hand-knit for her great-nephew and great-niece. Marylou is survived by her brother, niece, nephew,one great-niece and one great-nephew along with several other nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, D. Bernard Fritz and his wife, Mazie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Catharine of Siena Chapel, 2427 Perkiomen Ave., Mount Penn Interment in Gethsemane Cemetery. The family would like to extend their gratitude to Superior Oxygen for their years of dedication and the Bayada Hospice and Nurses for their compassion and excellent care over the last six months. edited Published in Reading Eagle from March 3 to March 4, 2013 Posted on Find A Grave Created by: Alfred Greenawalt [1]
  Birth	10 Apr 1925  [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Fact	Daughter of Edward T. McGlinn Sr. and Jessie W. Wentzel   [1]
  Death	28 Feb 2013	Wyomissing, Berks Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3]
  Burial	Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale, Berks Co., Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I95322	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2019

  
  

  Family	Clarence E. WILLIS,   b. 24 Jan 1920, Newtown, Middlesex Co., New Jersey d. 27 Oct 1995, Wyomissing, Berks Co., Pennsylvania (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F39695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S10633] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Marylou M. McGlinn Willis. [S10632] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Clarence E. "Dutch" Willis. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.