Mary Elizabeth (Britton) Guthrie (1921 - 2015)

Born 18 Jul 1921 in Greece, Monroe, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles John Guthrie — married 10 Jul 1948 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Died 19 Oct 2015 at age 94 in Mount Prospect, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1921. She was the daughter of Hervey Britton and Alice Fry. She passed away in 2015.

• Mary Elizabeth (Britton) Guthrie ....... Born in Rochester (Greece), NY, Mary died in her Mt. Prospect home on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 94. Daughter of Hervey and Alice (Fry) Guthrie, Mary was the youngest of 5 children and the proud descendent of pilgrims who arrived from England on the ship 'Increase' in 1637. Preceded in death by husband, Charles, and daughter, Cynthia, Mary is survived by son-in-law, Rev. Charles Hoffacker, and grand-daughter......... Along with 2 masters degrees and the near completion of a doctorate (started at 70), Mary had an illustrious career in education which spanned 45 years (in Rochester and Brighton, NY, Waukesha, WI, Northbrook Dist. 27 and Harper Jr. College in IL). Mary was a 49-year active member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society of teachers, and attended South Church in Mt. Prospect.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239126780/mary_elizabeth-guthrie: accessed April 8, 2024), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Britton Guthrie (18 Jul 1921–19 Oct 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239126780, citing Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by W B Craig (contributor 48316869).