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- Mary Marten Czamanske, registered nurse and devoted mother, died on Saturday, August 6, at DeGraff Memorial Hospital in North Tonawanda from complications of pneumonia and heart failure. Mary lived in Kansas City and was visiting her family in the Tonawandas at the time of her death. Mary was born in Hazel Park, MI in 1936, the daughter of the late Reverend Paul and Lydia (Marten) Czamanske.
Her father moved the family frequently as he was called to Lutheran churches around the Midwest. The family lived in Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, and upstate New York. Mary graduated high school in Warrensburg, MO and attended nursing school at St. Luke's in Kansas City, MO where she received her nursing degree.
Mary practiced nursing in nearly all specialties during her healthcare career, including labor and delivery, emergency care, geriatric care, and in-home healthcare. She had a wonderful gift working with the elderly and helping their families prepare for and deal with death. She was the director of Catholic Charities in-home healthcare division in Kansas City from 1989 to 1998.
Mary spent the majority of her adult life in Arizona and Kansas. Her passions included antiques, old movies, Coca-Cola, and spending time with family. She had an incredibly close relationship with her six brothers and sisters and 20 nieces and nephews. Mary loved the holidays, especially Christmas. She was a devout Christian who loved sharing her faith, and was an eternal optimist.
Mary is survived by her daughter Lydia; two sons, Andrew and Matthew; three siblings, Paul, Caroline Duerr, and Rebekah Muscoreil; 11 grandchildren, Matthew, Jennifer, Lydia, Elizabeth, Caroline, Andrew, Emily, Billy, Nick, Emmy, Jaxon, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Thomas; and a brother, William.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 9th at 10 AM at Immanuel Lutheran Church 107 Scott Street, Tonawanda, NY. Interment immediately following the service at St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Duerr, Mary's nephew, will officiate. Arrangements by the Fretthold Funeral Home, Inc.
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1936 - 2016 (80 years)