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MARYLCARRSEPT. 17,1923-DEC. 25,2010 WT-m-ftAYMary L. Carr, 87, died early Christmas morning,Dec. 25,2010, in Providence Care Center after a lengthy illness.She was bom Sept 17,1923, in Put-in-Bay, along with her twin brother Harlow (Sandy), to Katherine (Brookner) and Nathan Ladd After high school Mary attended nursing school for two years but had to leave due to illness.After recovering, she attended secretarial school and later worked as a secretary in the Industrial Relations Department of U.S. Steel in Cleveland Mary met her husband there, and she married Robert G. Carr on Dec. 8,1945. She joined Bob on many of his Great Lakes voyages, and she enjoyed relating tales of freighter life. After moving to Put-in-Bay, she worked in the office at Saunders Resort for 11 y ears. Mary was a member of the Lake Erie Islands chapter of the Black Swamp Conservancy, and she was instrumental in the creation of the Ladd-Carr Wildlife Woods on die islandAs a lifelong bird lover, she was interested in land preservation. Mary loved her familyRobert and Mary Carrand her friends, as well as her beloved Put-in-Bay.Mary is survived by a sister, Georgia MacVean of Pompano Beach, Fla,, and a brother, John (Paula) Ladd of Put-in-Bay, and many nieces and nephews.She was predeceased her husband Bob; her parents; and three brothers, Harlow, Robert and James LaddThe funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 8 at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment will be in Maple-leaf Cemetery, Put-in-Bay.Mary was devoted to her church, and in lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Mother of Sorrows or to Lake Erie Islands Black Swamp Conservancy.Nei decker, LeVeck Crosser Funeral Home, Port Clinton, is handling arrangements. Condolences may be shared with the family at neideckerieveckcrosser.com.
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Sundusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, Dec 31, 2010
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