Service Information
Mary Brummond, age 100, Wife of Bruce, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away October 29, 2016, at the Fountains of Crystal Lake Assisted Living in Crystal lake, Illinois.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, Nov 3, 2016, at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson with interment in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson
Obituary
Mary Josephine Brummond (nee Waldron) died peacefully at her home in Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the age of 100. She was a homemaker, den mother, and faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church. Mary Jo was a member of the St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish in Crystal Lake, Illinois, at the time of her death.
Mary Jo was born on March 28, 1916, on the family farm and homestead in Green Isle Township, Sibley County, Minnesota, to Michael and Mary Waldron. She was the sister of three brothers in which one died at birth. Mary Jo grew up in Green Isle Township on the family farm and attended country school. She graduated from the Stevens Seminary High School, Glencoe, Minnesota, in 1933.
On February 16, 1942, she married Bruce Brummond at St. George’s Catholic Church, Glencoe, Minnesota. After marriage, she lived with her family in Hutchinson and Glencoe, Minnesota; Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Sparta, Wisconsin; Lake Zurich and Crystal Lake, Illinois. Active in the Catholic Church, Mary Jo served on various committees, church guilds, school functions, and the Altar and Rosary Society at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lake Zurich. Additionally, she was a den mother for the local Cub Scout Troop. In later years, she also served as an election judge in Hutchinson, Minnesota.
Also active in various veterans’ groups, Mary Jo was a member of: American Ex-Prisoners of War, American Legion Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Eight and Forty (La Boutique Des Huit Chapeaux Et Quarante Femmes), and The Fountains (Crystal Lake, Illinois) Veterans Club.
She is survived by her,
Loving husband of 74 years, Bruce;
Daughter, Mary Kathryn (Robert) O’Connell of Midlothian, VA;
Son’s, Robert Thomas of Lake Zurich, IL; William Michael (Donna) of Chesterfield, MO; John David of Bellevue, NE; Charles Henry (Patricia) of McHenry, IL;
10 Grandchildren, Megan Kathryn Shelton, Bridget Lawlor, Colleen O’Connell, Jason Bruce Brummond, Max Daniel Brummond, Catherine Ann Quinn, Carl Patrick Brummond, Karen Marie Brummond, Matthew Paul Brummond, Kevin Thomas Brummond;
12 great-grandchildren;
Her care-giver of the last six years, Rissa Hilario.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Michael and Mary Waldron; three brothers, one who died in childbirth, Thomas Matthew and Joseph Michael; son, James Bruce; and grandson-in-law, James Randy Shelton.
Linda Ruzicka says
Bruce and family,
I am so sorry to hear of Mary’s passing. Mostly that I only noticed it this evening. I would have so much wanted to have been at her service. Mary was very special to me. I had the privilege to be her hairdresser for a number of years. We had so many wonderful conversations and she became a special friend to me. I have thought of her and Bruce often. Mary holds a special place in my heart.
Prayers and sympathies, Linda Ruzicka