Mary Kissinger

Mary B. Kissinger (nee Beadle), age 87, passed away on June 13, 2018.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Catherine Beadle (nee Croslind).

Mary enjoyed crossword puzzles, knitting, crocheting and was an avid reader.

Her greatest accomplishment was her family.

She taught and gave love.



Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband, Eugene A. Kissinger, Jr., her daughter Mary Gleason and her brother, William Beadle.

She is survived by her loving children Mark C. Kissinger (Joanne), Eugene M. Kissinger (Maria), Michelle Massi (Raymond), Joseph F. Kissinger (Jen), Maureen Greeley (Pat), Matthew L. Kissinger (Debbie) and Megan Kearney (John).

She is also survived by her son-in-law, Bob, her siblings Jean Kissinger and John Beadle, and her 27 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Sunday, June 17, 2018 6:00-8:00 PM and Monday, June 18, 2018 8:45-10:00 AM The Donohue Funeral Home, 8401 West Chester Pike (cor. Lynn Blvd.), Upper Darby, PA (610) 449-0300 and to her Funeral Mass 10:30 AM St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 3500 School Lane, Drexel Hill, PA.

Interment SS Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mary's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated.

Eulogy for Our Mother, Mary Beadle Kissinger

Mary Beadle Kissinger had 3 siblings, Bill, Jean and John. As brothers

and sisters they all stayed in the area and stayed in touch as each of their

families grew. Because of that closeness we had a very large extended

family which made for some really good family memories. Many of you

here today share those memories.

I knew Mary as Mom, so today that is how I will speak of her' I sent a note

this week to a childhood friend that Mom had passed away. He responded,

"How she always seemed calm and happy walking'around a house filled

with anywhere from 8 to 18 kids in it, was quite an impressive feat!"

That was mom. She was impressive. Always peaceful and collected. She

would never raise her voice but she had a back up plan, "wait until your

father gets home!"(sorry dad, you dont get to defend yourself on that one

this time.) That generally calmed the rowdiest of situation in our house'

Mom did it all, cooking, cleaning, getting us out the door for school, to the

sporting: events, doctors, whatever needed to be done. First one up , last

one to bed every night that I can rememben

What she loved most was her family' 8 children, marry' many' Grand

Children and Great Grandchildren, she was so proud of them all. She

would sit back and watch at family events as our family of cousins, aunts,

uncles, nieces, nephews filled a room. "Mom are you o.k." someone would

ask. "yes", she would reply, look how beautiful everyone is' How fortunate

we are to have this wonderful family"'Indeed, she was very' very happy'

While she loved her family I believe the most important part that we can

all take from her was her faith. she loved the church and she loved Jesus.

She believed fervently in the power of prayer. Praying the rosary

everyday just as her mother had, praying for each and everyone here

today. Her kitchen table filled with prayer cards for every situation'

This week our family has two celebrations. Today, we celebrate the life of

Mary Beadle Kissinger. She was a gift to all here today who had the

pleaiure to g'et to know her. She would want everyone to be happy and to

know that she loved You.

Our 2nd celebrations is a wedding this coming Friday. Mom would tell her

Grand Daughter Danielle to only cry tears of joy, how excited she is-to

have a new Grandson-in-law named Rich. Danielle, she will be smiling

with everyone who went before, looking down on you and Rich telling her

friends "look at our beautiful family."

By: Matthew Kissinger

Visitation

Monday, June 18, 2018 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Donohue Funeral Homes Inc.
8401 West Chester Pike

Upper Darby 19082, United States