Mary Catherine (Daeges) Wandler's Obituary
Mary Catherine (Daeges) Wandler was born July 19, 1934, she passed away at St. Anthony Village Memory care Unit in Portland OR, just 5 days before her 90th Birthday.
Mary was born in Spokane, Washington, one of 9 children, to William and Catherine Daeges. She married Ralph Wandler in 1970 and were together till his passing in 2007. Her only Son, Frank Austin, also preceded her in Death in 2017.
In her younger years, she worked for U.S. Bank in Portland and eventually retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1996. In Mary's spare time she liked to sew for her many nieces and friends, and for Church Bazaars. She also loved to bake, especially cookies, which she took to Family Reunions, Holiday celebrations and for her many friends and Family.
Her Husband and her, in retirement, bought an RV and travelled the U.S. When the traveling bug wore off they bought a home and settled in St. Helens, OR, where she sewed and baked for her many Friends and Family, until 2019 when she moved to Assisted Living at St. Anthony Village in Portland.
Mary is survived by one brother, John Daeges (Jean) of McMinnville, OR, two sisters, Helen Sandbothe of Gresham and Maggie Malone of Bellingham, WA, and a Daughter, Renee Harn (Bob) of Seattle, WA and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
Her Family would like to extend our sincerest appreciation to all her caregivers at St. Anthony Village. She was treated wonderfully and with great dignity!
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Village or to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Portland.
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