WHITNEYVILLE – Mary E. (Haley) Cherry, 80, wife of the late William D. Cherry, passed away unexpectedly at her home that she was born and brought up in on March 18, 2005. She was born May 8, 1924, in Whitneyville, the daughter of Francis H. and Etta E. (Palmer) Haley. Mrs. Cherry graduated from Machias Memorial High School, Class of 1941. She attended Husson College and Washington State Normal School. On Sept. 13, 1946, she married the love of her life, Bill. Mary and Bill moved to Kittery after they were married, where Bill worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a firefighter. There Mary stayed home to raise her family. In 1962, when Bill was transferred to Cutler Navy Base, the family moved back to Whitneyville, where for many years Mary filled in at the Whitneyville Post Office when needed. In 1978, when Bill retired from the Civil Service, Mary and Bill went to Florida for several winters for a month or two at a time. Mary enjoyed knitting, spending time at the family’s hunting camp at Canaan Dam on Old Stream, spending summers with Bill and family fishing and camping on West Grand Lake, and of course, playing beano with her beano buddies. Mary is survived by her two sons, William F. Cherry and his wife, Gretchen, of Machias, James M. Cherry and his wife, Jean, of Machias; four beloved grandchildren, Lindsay Cherry of Stowe, Conn., Meredith Cherry of Machias, Joseph Cherry of Marshfield, and William J. Cherry of Whitneyville; one great-granddaughter who was her pride and joy and kept her going, Haley Elizabeth Cherry of Marshfield; the mother of her grandsons, Darlene Wheeler of Whitneyville; her sister-in-law, Beverly Haley of Roque Bluffs; her niece, Ann Haley, of Ellsworth. Nephews and nieces from Bill’s side of the family, Thomas Williams and family, Oscar “Skip” Williams and family and Janis Jakins and family, all of Spokane, Va. She will be sadly missed by many friends, especially Arlene Fickett of Virginia. She will also be missed by her daily caregiver and good friend, who made sure Mary got her daily routine going everyday, Lucille Parker of Machiasport. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Bill, on April 22, 2000; her parents, her brothers, James Haley in 2000 and infants, Robert Haley and William Haley. Friends are invited to visit with the family, 6-8 p.m. Sunday, at the Bragdon-Kelley-Campbell Funeral Home, Machias. A Mass will be conducted 10 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2005, at the Holy Name Catholic Church, Machias with Father Michael Sheridan, celebrant. Interment will follow in the Whitneyville Village Cemetery.
MARY E. (HALEY) CHERRY
