- October 6, 2024
Mary E. Femrite, age 85, of Grand Rapids, MN, passed away Sunday,
October 6, 2024 at Lexington Point Senior Living, Eagan, MN.
Mary was born in 1939 to Roy and Ellen Hewitt in Minneapolis. After graduating from Roosevelt High School she went on to work at the Gas Company where she met Jerry and they married in 1960. They went on to have 2 children Richard and Jill and created a life in Richfield.
Upon retirement they moved to Grand Rapids where Mary sold Real Estate. They spent their winters in McAllen, Texas where Mary loved to dance, golf and paint china. She taught clogging in Texas and China painting in Grand Rapids. Mary loved people and always had a smile on her face.
Mary was preceded in death by parents, Roy and Ellen; brother, David and husband, Jerry. She is survived by brother, Dick (Jean); son Richard; daughter Jill (Al); grandchildren, Nick (Katie), Nate (Katia), Paige, Austin, Aric and Great Grandchildren, Owen, Ashton, Easton, Brylee, Krew, Maria and Alexandra.
The family requests that memorials be made to Alzheimer’s Association or Friends of the Children, a non-profit Mary’s Granddaughter works for.
Memorial Service
Monday, November 4, 2024
11:00 AM
Visitation 1 hour prior to service.
House of Prayer Lutheran Church
7625 Chicago Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
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Jim and I enjoyed many fun times with Mary & Jerry in Texas. Even came up to their home on the lake in Minn. My sympathy to the family.