Mary is the daughter of Silas and Esther (Perkins) Newton.
Siblings: Harry, Lotta and Louie (female)
Spouse: John Sweeney (married 3-16-1895, in Independence Twp, Lapeer Co., Michigan)
Their children, including nicknames: James "Shark", Kathleen "Kak", Joseph "Syd", Charles "Elmer", Helen "Chris", Francis "Buzz", John "Hickey", Harry "Hoover", Robert "Dick", Evelyn "Ussie"
Mary's parents named her "Teeny". However, her husband, John, came from a Catholic background. Although they weren't married in the Church, Mary converted years later, and they had their marriage blest. By this time, all their children had been born, so all were baptized, along with their mother. How these events came to be proves that God works in mysterious ways.
According to her family, about 1926, Teeny was stricken with a serious mastoid infection. Upon learning that she needed surgery, she became fearful of such an operation and promised God that, if he brought her through it, she'd be baptized, along with her children. The surgery was successful and Teeny kept her promise. She chose "Mary" for her baptismal name and went by it the remainder of her life. She also did her best to travel from her Hadley, Michigan, home each week to receive the Sacraments and attend Mass, in Lapeer, with her family.
She was a good cook, a strict mother and a hard worker, according to her daughter-in-law, Florence Sweeney. During their early married years, she and husband, John, ran the Hadley Hotel. Their children often told stories of strange things happening in the hotel, particularly at night. Son, Joe, claimed sounds from the sewing machine and player piano could sometimes be heard in the middle of the night. One day, daughter, Evelyn, saw a beautiful woman sitting on a trunk. After she was baptized and saw pictures of the Blessed Mother for the first time, she told the family that Mary was the beautiful woman she'd seen. There was penny-candy, such as peppermint sticks, available for travelers who stayed at the hotel, but the Sweeney children were permitted to enjoy it, as well. There probably was plenty of work for everyone, but what an interesting life the family must have had while residing there!
In their later years, along with their adult children, Evelyn and Francis, John and Mary moved to a nice cottage on Lake Nepessing, in Lapeer, where their children and grandchildren often spent time visiting, boating, fishing and swimming. To treat them, Mary kept a big New Era Potato Chip can filled with her delicious sugar cookies.
Before her death, she suffered from respiratory problems and heart disease, making her weak and frail, but she insisted on caring for herself and helping those with whom she lived, until her last days.
"WE LOVED HER IN LIFE; LET US NOT FORGET HER IN DEATH."
Siblings: Harry, Lotta and Louie (female)
Spouse: John Sweeney (married 3-16-1895, in Independence Twp, Lapeer Co., Michigan)
Their children, including nicknames: James "Shark", Kathleen "Kak", Joseph "Syd", Charles "Elmer", Helen "Chris", Francis "Buzz", John "Hickey", Harry "Hoover", Robert "Dick", Evelyn "Ussie"
Mary's parents named her "Teeny". However, her husband, John, came from a Catholic background. Although they weren't married in the Church, Mary converted years later, and they had their marriage blest. By this time, all their children had been born, so all were baptized, along with their mother. How these events came to be proves that God works in mysterious ways.
According to her family, about 1926, Teeny was stricken with a serious mastoid infection. Upon learning that she needed surgery, she became fearful of such an operation and promised God that, if he brought her through it, she'd be baptized, along with her children. The surgery was successful and Teeny kept her promise. She chose "Mary" for her baptismal name and went by it the remainder of her life. She also did her best to travel from her Hadley, Michigan, home each week to receive the Sacraments and attend Mass, in Lapeer, with her family.
She was a good cook, a strict mother and a hard worker, according to her daughter-in-law, Florence Sweeney. During their early married years, she and husband, John, ran the Hadley Hotel. Their children often told stories of strange things happening in the hotel, particularly at night. Son, Joe, claimed sounds from the sewing machine and player piano could sometimes be heard in the middle of the night. One day, daughter, Evelyn, saw a beautiful woman sitting on a trunk. After she was baptized and saw pictures of the Blessed Mother for the first time, she told the family that Mary was the beautiful woman she'd seen. There was penny-candy, such as peppermint sticks, available for travelers who stayed at the hotel, but the Sweeney children were permitted to enjoy it, as well. There probably was plenty of work for everyone, but what an interesting life the family must have had while residing there!
In their later years, along with their adult children, Evelyn and Francis, John and Mary moved to a nice cottage on Lake Nepessing, in Lapeer, where their children and grandchildren often spent time visiting, boating, fishing and swimming. To treat them, Mary kept a big New Era Potato Chip can filled with her delicious sugar cookies.
Before her death, she suffered from respiratory problems and heart disease, making her weak and frail, but she insisted on caring for herself and helping those with whom she lived, until her last days.
"WE LOVED HER IN LIFE; LET US NOT FORGET HER IN DEATH."
Mary is the daughter of Silas and Esther (Perkins) Newton.
Siblings: Harry, Lotta and Louie (female)
Spouse: John Sweeney (married 3-16-1895, in Independence Twp, Lapeer Co., Michigan)
Their children, including nicknames: James "Shark", Kathleen "Kak", Joseph "Syd", Charles "Elmer", Helen "Chris", Francis "Buzz", John "Hickey", Harry "Hoover", Robert "Dick", Evelyn "Ussie"
Mary's parents named her "Teeny". However, her husband, John, came from a Catholic background. Although they weren't married in the Church, Mary converted years later, and they had their marriage blest. By this time, all their children had been born, so all were baptized, along with their mother. How these events came to be proves that God works in mysterious ways.
According to her family, about 1926, Teeny was stricken with a serious mastoid infection. Upon learning that she needed surgery, she became fearful of such an operation and promised God that, if he brought her through it, she'd be baptized, along with her children. The surgery was successful and Teeny kept her promise. She chose "Mary" for her baptismal name and went by it the remainder of her life. She also did her best to travel from her Hadley, Michigan, home each week to receive the Sacraments and attend Mass, in Lapeer, with her family.
She was a good cook, a strict mother and a hard worker, according to her daughter-in-law, Florence Sweeney. During their early married years, she and husband, John, ran the Hadley Hotel. Their children often told stories of strange things happening in the hotel, particularly at night. Son, Joe, claimed sounds from the sewing machine and player piano could sometimes be heard in the middle of the night. One day, daughter, Evelyn, saw a beautiful woman sitting on a trunk. After she was baptized and saw pictures of the Blessed Mother for the first time, she told the family that Mary was the beautiful woman she'd seen. There was penny-candy, such as peppermint sticks, available for travelers who stayed at the hotel, but the Sweeney children were permitted to enjoy it, as well. There probably was plenty of work for everyone, but what an interesting life the family must have had while residing there!
In their later years, along with their adult children, Evelyn and Francis, John and Mary moved to a nice cottage on Lake Nepessing, in Lapeer, where their children and grandchildren often spent time visiting, boating, fishing and swimming. To treat them, Mary kept a big New Era Potato Chip can filled with her delicious sugar cookies.
Before her death, she suffered from respiratory problems and heart disease, making her weak and frail, but she insisted on caring for herself and helping those with whom she lived, until her last days.
"WE LOVED HER IN LIFE; LET US NOT FORGET HER IN DEATH."
Siblings: Harry, Lotta and Louie (female)
Spouse: John Sweeney (married 3-16-1895, in Independence Twp, Lapeer Co., Michigan)
Their children, including nicknames: James "Shark", Kathleen "Kak", Joseph "Syd", Charles "Elmer", Helen "Chris", Francis "Buzz", John "Hickey", Harry "Hoover", Robert "Dick", Evelyn "Ussie"
Mary's parents named her "Teeny". However, her husband, John, came from a Catholic background. Although they weren't married in the Church, Mary converted years later, and they had their marriage blest. By this time, all their children had been born, so all were baptized, along with their mother. How these events came to be proves that God works in mysterious ways.
According to her family, about 1926, Teeny was stricken with a serious mastoid infection. Upon learning that she needed surgery, she became fearful of such an operation and promised God that, if he brought her through it, she'd be baptized, along with her children. The surgery was successful and Teeny kept her promise. She chose "Mary" for her baptismal name and went by it the remainder of her life. She also did her best to travel from her Hadley, Michigan, home each week to receive the Sacraments and attend Mass, in Lapeer, with her family.
She was a good cook, a strict mother and a hard worker, according to her daughter-in-law, Florence Sweeney. During their early married years, she and husband, John, ran the Hadley Hotel. Their children often told stories of strange things happening in the hotel, particularly at night. Son, Joe, claimed sounds from the sewing machine and player piano could sometimes be heard in the middle of the night. One day, daughter, Evelyn, saw a beautiful woman sitting on a trunk. After she was baptized and saw pictures of the Blessed Mother for the first time, she told the family that Mary was the beautiful woman she'd seen. There was penny-candy, such as peppermint sticks, available for travelers who stayed at the hotel, but the Sweeney children were permitted to enjoy it, as well. There probably was plenty of work for everyone, but what an interesting life the family must have had while residing there!
In their later years, along with their adult children, Evelyn and Francis, John and Mary moved to a nice cottage on Lake Nepessing, in Lapeer, where their children and grandchildren often spent time visiting, boating, fishing and swimming. To treat them, Mary kept a big New Era Potato Chip can filled with her delicious sugar cookies.
Before her death, she suffered from respiratory problems and heart disease, making her weak and frail, but she insisted on caring for herself and helping those with whom she lived, until her last days.
"WE LOVED HER IN LIFE; LET US NOT FORGET HER IN DEATH."
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