The smile on her face would instantly put one on yours. Through life’s ups and downs Mary‘s concerns always seemed to be about everyone else: her family, her nurses, her social workers and all of their families. She was wise beyond her years: after four years of treatments she knew as much about AML as her doctors. They considered her less of a patient, more of a soldier in the fight. But when at home she was a normal teenager, hitting you with one of her funny quips and a quirky smile. She didn’t need a whole lot of summer to be happy; perhaps as little as five seconds. Make-a-Wish arranged for her to meet the band. It wasn’t their looks that she liked so much: Mary was just into the music.

She is survived by her parents, Anthony and Debbie; her brother, Anthony; maternal grandfather, Leonard Cohen; and paternal grandmother, Mary Lou Paschall.

Come celebrate 15 courageous years Sunday from 4 to 6 pm at Daley Life Celebration Studio and on Monday from 10 a.m. with the service at 11 a.m. at Living Hope Worship Center, Center Square Rd. and School Lane, Logan Twp. Burial to follow at Lake Park Cemetery, Swedesboro.