Mary Elizabeth Lawrence

Mary Elizabeth (Lewandowski) Lawrence, 87, of Dowagiac, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at The Timbers in Dowagiac  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 A.M. on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church, 210 N. Front Street in Dowagiac with Father Kevin Covert officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery on Prairie Ronde Street in Dowagiac.  A brief time of visitation will be held along with a prayer service at 10:00 A.M. at Clark Chapel & Cremation Services, 405 Center Street, Dowagiac followed by a procession to Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church.  Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, January 14th from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Clark Chapel & Cremation Services, 405 Center Street, Dowagiac with a Rosary at 7:30 P.M. Memorials may be made to Holy Maternity of Mary Catholic Church for Calvary Cemetery improvements.  Those wishing to leave a memory or condolence of Mary online may do so at www.clarkch.com. Mary was born June 24, 1927 in Dowagiac to Ignacy and Mary (Krizinski) Lewandowski. She attended Dowagiac Union High School and graduated in 1945. She was a lifelong resident of Dowagiac and worked at Caruso’s Candy Kitchen while in high school. She also worked at Burnett’s Packing Company in Keeler and at Kroger’s in Dowagiac. Mary retired from the former Community State Bank, now Huntington Bank, in Dowagiac and was the assistant to the Vice President of the bank. She was a lifelong member of Holy Maternity Catholic Church in Dowagiac and a longtime volunteer at St. Vincent DePaul Society and the Rosary Guild. Mary is survived by two sons, William (Judy) Lawrence and Thomas (Lynne) Lawrence, both from Dowagiac. She also leaves behind six grandchildren; Jenny Taylor, Sara Lawrence, Austin Lawrence, Cameron Lawrence, Mara Lawrence and Brian Sullivan and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Sabina (Tom) Nash, Stella (Steve) Plucienik, Henry Lewandowski, Jenny (Jack) Nusbaum, Anna (Terry) Kidman, Helen Lewandowski, and also a very dear cousin, Alice Lee.