Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameMary Jane BREIER
Birth21 Dec 1927, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon9018
Death25 Mar 1985, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington9018
Memohad MD
Burial28 Mar 1985, Holy Cross Cemetery, Ellensburg, Washington9018
OccupationMother of 5 children
EducationUniversity of Idaho
ReligionSt. Andrew’s Catholic Church
FatherClaus John BREIER Jr. (1900-1963)
MotherNell J. ROBERTS (1897-1989)
Spouses
Birth24 Jan 1923, Seattle, King County, Washington9017
Memoobit
Death21 Nov 2017, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington9017
Burial2 Dec 2017, Holy Cross Cemetery, Ellensburg, Washington9017
FatherTom Jones PARRY (1894-1955)
MotherMary Josephine HEILY (1893-1992)
Marriage9 Dec 1951, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho9019
Marriage License6 Dec 1951, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho
ChildrenMary Kay (1953-2019)
 Tom Roberts (1954-2022)
 Byron John (1955-2006)
Obituary notes for Mary Jane BREIER
Ellensburg Daily Record, 26 March 1985, p. 18
Obituaries
Mary Jane Parry

Ellensburg resident Mary Jane Parry, 57, died early Monday at her home following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Portland Ore., the daughter of Claus J. and Nell (Roberts) Breier Jr.

She was raised in Lewiston, Idaho, and was graduated from Lewiston High School in 1946. She was the Lewiston Roundup queen in 1948. Following graduation from the University of Idaho in 1950, she was employed by the Lewiston Morning Tribune.

She and Tom Parry were married on Dec. 9, 1951, in Lewiston. The lived in Missoula, Mont., and Clakston, Wenatchee and Pullman before moving to Ellensburg in 1965 when Mr. Parry going the Central Washington University athletic department staff.

Mrs. Parry was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, the Childrens Orthopedic Guild and the Study Club. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma while attending the University of Idaho.

Survivors include her husband, Tom, of Ellensburg; five children, Mary Katherine Parry, of Yakima, Tom Roberts Parry, of Seattle, Byron John Parry, of Ellensburg, Ann Marie Parry, of Kirkland, and Kathleen Jo Parry, of Ellensburg; three grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Nell Breier, of Lewiston, Idaho; and a brother, C. John Breier, of Bethesda, Md.

Her father preceded her in death in 1963.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday in St. Andrews Catholic Church. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.,. Thursday at St. Andrews. The Rev. John Murtagh will officiate. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the St. Andrews building fund or to the Heart Fund, care of Mrs. Frank Green, 913 E. Washington, Ellensburg.
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