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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Mary
Wise
Dec 17, 1916 — Feb 26, 2012
Obituary
Mary Dickey Wise, 95 of Sylvania, OH passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio Perrysburg. Mary was born December 17, 1916 in Lima, Ohio to Coe H. Sr. and Margaret (Beehler) Dickey. Moving to Toledo at an early age, Mary attended McKinley School and graduated from DeVilbiss High School in 1934. Mary graduated from Wittenberg College in 1938 where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority furthering her education with courses at the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University. It was at Wittenberg that she met Glenn, her husband of 70 years.
After graduation from Wittenberg, Mary was a teacher of Home Economics, History and Physical Education while coaching the girls basketball team and supervising the cafeteria for Pemberville High School. She married Glenn D. Wise in 1941 and moved to Chicago, then Dayton and back to Toledo where she was a substitute teacher in the City schools until taking a permanent job as a Special Education Home Economics teacher in the Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation System where she developed the Home Economics and Physical Education programs. Mary was extremely proud of the style shows that her students participated in when displaying their handiwork. She was also a judge for 4 H projects at the Lucas County Fair.
After moving to Sylvania, Mary continued to teach first at Tracy School and then at the Jay Shuer School in Oregon, OH retiring in 1965. A volunteer at Flower Hospital, Wildwood Metropark, Sunset House, active as a den mother, band parent and a longtime member of Bethany Lutheran Church, she still found time to play in various bridge groups and raise two sons.
Mary is survived by her husband Glenn; sons David (Cary) Wise of Perrysburg and Stephen (Alice) Wise of Beaufort, SC; grandchildren Kathy (Melissa Romig) Wise of Dallas, TX, Jim Wise of Reynoldsburg, OH and Amy (Matt) Pallas of Broomfield, CO; great grandson Ben Pallas born January 2012 and brother Coe H. Dickey, Jr..
There will be no visitation. A Celebration of Mary's life will be held on Thursday, March 1 at 11 AM at Bethany Lutheran Church 3274 Upton Ave., where Mary's parents were founders.
The family suggests memorial tributes be made to Bethany Lutheran Church.
After graduation from Wittenberg, Mary was a teacher of Home Economics, History and Physical Education while coaching the girls basketball team and supervising the cafeteria for Pemberville High School. She married Glenn D. Wise in 1941 and moved to Chicago, then Dayton and back to Toledo where she was a substitute teacher in the City schools until taking a permanent job as a Special Education Home Economics teacher in the Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation System where she developed the Home Economics and Physical Education programs. Mary was extremely proud of the style shows that her students participated in when displaying their handiwork. She was also a judge for 4 H projects at the Lucas County Fair.
After moving to Sylvania, Mary continued to teach first at Tracy School and then at the Jay Shuer School in Oregon, OH retiring in 1965. A volunteer at Flower Hospital, Wildwood Metropark, Sunset House, active as a den mother, band parent and a longtime member of Bethany Lutheran Church, she still found time to play in various bridge groups and raise two sons.
Mary is survived by her husband Glenn; sons David (Cary) Wise of Perrysburg and Stephen (Alice) Wise of Beaufort, SC; grandchildren Kathy (Melissa Romig) Wise of Dallas, TX, Jim Wise of Reynoldsburg, OH and Amy (Matt) Pallas of Broomfield, CO; great grandson Ben Pallas born January 2012 and brother Coe H. Dickey, Jr..
There will be no visitation. A Celebration of Mary's life will be held on Thursday, March 1 at 11 AM at Bethany Lutheran Church 3274 Upton Ave., where Mary's parents were founders.
The family suggests memorial tributes be made to Bethany Lutheran Church.
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