Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Memorial Service for Bee's Mom

I wanted to make everyone aware that there will be a memorial service for Bee's mom in Williamsburg, VA on November 9th. I realize that this is not close for most classmates, but there a number of classmates who live in Virginia, so if any of you could make it, I'm sure that Bee would appreciate it. As you know from the weblog or if you attended the reunion, Bee's mom passed away just a few days before the reunion last month.

Here are the details of the memorial service:

Announcement

Memorial Service

In Memory of Mary Anne Harris

July 19, 1923 - September 24, 2007


Friday Evening November 9, 2007

7:00 P.M.

James City/Williamsburg Community Center
5301 Longhill Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23188
Phone (757) 259-4200

Community Room A

Enter the community wing to the
left of the recreation entrance.

Those attending are welcome to bring
a pot luck dish to share.

Hosted by Bee Harris Darrow


Here is the obituary from the Times Leader last month:

Mary Anne Harris, passed away peacefully, Monday, September 24, 2007, at Hospice Care of the Visiting Nurse Association, Inpatient Unit, at Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre.
She courageously and fiercely battled cancer and other debilitating conditions.
Born on July 19, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Mary Helen Novoral Yesson and Charles Thomas Yesson.

She was a graduate of Edwardsville High School and actively planned class reunions.

She became a registered nurse at the Nesbitt Memorial School of Nursing and went on to become a lifelong member and treasurer of its Alumni Association.

She compassionately practiced nursing at the Nesbitt, Leader Nursing Home, Mercy Center and on private duty.

A devout Catholic, she was a member of St. Ignatius Church, the Catholic Daughters and St. Therese’s Altar and Rosary Society.

She married Joseph Thomas Harris in 1946 and widowed in 1969.

She is survived by her sister Irene Jorda; brother Charles Yesson; and eight of her nine children, Thomas Harris, Joseph Harris, Gerald Harris, Mary Jo Harris Consoli, Charles Harris, Bernadette Darrow, Therese Rieker and Vincent Harris.

She has 15 grandchildren, Gemma and Jared Harris, Lora Oliviera, Alisa, Kelly and Evan Harris, Owen and Ian Harris, Kevin Perrone, Melanie and Jacob Darrow, Kara Rieker and Brandon, Devon and Bethany Harris; one great-grandchild, Maggie Harris; brothers-in-law George Jorda and Gerard Harris; sisters-in-law Geraldine Petroskas and Viola Harris; nieces and nephews; daughters-in-law and sons-in-law; fellow alumni and many dear friends and neighbors.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday from the A.J. Kopicki Funeral Home Inc., 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call today from 6 to 9 p.m.
Donations may be made in her name to Hospice Care of the VNA. Published in the Times Leader on 9/26/2007.

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