This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Maureen Davies Treen, 44, born on April 28, 1933 and passed away on October 9, 1977. We will remember her forever.
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Leave a tributeIt's 46 years you have been gone but why does it still feel like yesterday that you left us? I think that's a good thing because you are as fresh in my mind as if you just left us yesterday. Guess what I did today that without a doubt you were right next to me. I was watching a YouTube video on how to replace the drainpipe under the kitchen sink. Once it was done and working great, I stood up and thought, If it wasn't for my mother being able to fix anything I might never try things that seem hard. You are my inspiration when it comes to anything I find myself doing. I remember one day I walked down into the basement on Cooper Street and found you using cement and making a grotto for the statue of the Virgin Mary. I remember standing there watching and wondering how you even knew how to do this. You have clearly imprinted on your children in just the few years you were here. Jeannie is so much like you and clearly the seamstress in the family and Walt the builder and fixer of anything. Yesterday I gave McKenzie a task of making tiny mice for a Diorama I'm helping little Gloria make for school. McKenzie made those mice as if she has been doing this her whole life. They were so adorable with their very own features. She sews and taught herself to crochet so last Christmas we all received beautiful blankets from her. In just a few months she will have her white coat ceremony and within two years we will have the first doctor in our family. Her ability to figure out anything she puts her mind to reminds me so much of you. One other thing...You have a great grandson graduating from the Coast Guard this Friday. I know you will be there with a huge smile on your face. Maybe, you will be standing right next to daddy with all the pride knowing these grands are your flesh and blood and you both were the beginning of their existence. Without you all these amazing children would not be here. Keep us all in your prayers mommy. I know you do. We may only have memories left but they are precious. I love and miss you every single day. I will see you soon.
Love you so much mommy. xxxxxxxxxxxoxoxo
We love and miss you always.
Time passes by in a blink. You are always deep in our hearts.
Love always,
Glor. & Katy
Wishing you where here today, for even just a while.
So i could say happy birthday and see your loving smile.
The only gifts today will be the sweet memories you left behind of laughter joy and happiness
That echo on, in my mind.
Ill gaze upon pictures
Ill think of you with love And hope you're doing fine in heaven up above
May our friends & family in heaven hold you closely and sing you a song And Ill be sending a million hugs and kisses today and all year long
Today's just one of many days that always make me sad for I know its too late to say the things I wish I had
You see, I wish I'd told you far more often that I cared and that I was so grateful for the happy times we'd shared And time's passed since the day you left but still I'm asking why you couldn't have stayed for longer and we had to say goodbye
And now your birthday's here all there is left to do is hope that heaven lets you know how much I'm missing you.
I know you know how very much I miss and love you.
Life is getting shorter and shorter.
Love and miss you.
Glor. & Katy
You would have been 90 years old today. In my heart and mind, you are the young beautiful person you were at 44 years old. There hasn't been a day that goes by that we don't think of you. I can barely write this without shedding tears as I think of you. We missed so much not having you here. I still quote your sayings every time I find a pin lol..."Find a pin and pick it up and all day long you have good luck." Your robe was covered in safety pins. That's just one of the sayings you taught us. I could go on and on but I will save them for another day. I lost my Feather last month, she would have been 15years old today. She was born on your birthday. I miss her but then sitting on my lap is " Mo" Our Siamese mix who showed up on your birthday four years ago. Isn't it odd that she just crawled on my lap as I am writing to you? She is busy trying to kiss me and watching steadily as I type. You are constantly giving us signs you are here with us. I love you mommy. I will see you before you know it. xoxoxoxoxox
My Mother, My Angel
By Kathy J. Parenteau © Kathy J. Parenteau
Published: September 2012
Once upon a time an angel held my hand.
She wiped away my tears and helped me understand
Our time on Earth is brief; there are lessons to be learned.
Each precious day God gives us, another page is turned.
Every chapter full of memories, times of joy and tears,
Triumphs and defeats, through every passing year.
She loved us unconditionally, always by our side.
When no one else would listen, in her we could confide.
With gentle words of wisdom, she led us on our way,
Down the paths of righteousness if ever we did stray.
She saw the light in everyone and gave with no regrets,
Always from her heart, let's not forget.
Angels come in many forms; for me it was my mother.
With love I cannot say in words there'll never be another.
Every day I turn the page, in my heart will ever remain
Everything she taught me as I stroll down memory lane.
Thank you, God, for giving me the most priceless of all treasures.
Help my, Lord, to keep alive her memory here forever.
I pray that I can someday be everything she hoped I would,
That she's smiling down from heaven knowing she did good.
As we gather here today, there's no ending to her story.
Another chapter has begun, full of grace and glory.
God's called her to his heavenly home, part of his great plan.
Although it may be hard, we all must understand.
Faith is what is hoped for, things we cannot see.
Heaven is promised to all of us if only we believe.
Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/my-mother-my-angel-2
I'm still here. Miss you an love you for always.
Gloria & Katy
Look after us and help us stay strong.
Glor. and Katy
Love Jeannie
We miss you so much and that hasn't changed one bit from the first day you left us. Please pray for dad mommy and pray for me and Jeannie. It's not always easy. I love you and just know you are watching over us.
Xoxoxo
Oh and one more thing.... What would be the odds that at two very emotional times in my life you brought me comfort. Once when I was leaving PA to move back to NC alone I received a call stating the dog I had signed up for was born on your birthday...our Feather and Two years ago when we lost our Maurie you knew my heart was not healing ....yet just three months later on your birthday .. a very emaciated Siamese showed up on our patio which changed everything. There could be no other reason but it was you letting me know you are there for us. I love and miss you so much and I pray I can be good enough to Meet you in Heaven one day.
I love you Mommy. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
I know that you already know how much I miss you every day of my life.
You are always with me , and I can always hear you answer me when I talk to you.
You would be so proud of your kids. But, I know you are. They have made you so proud. They are great parents and follow you in so many ways. They have many of your gifted talents. Your grandchildren sure are missing out on one great lady. Stay with them always and protect them.
They are taking real good care of Walt. Boy , that isn't always easy as you know.
All I can say , is that I sure do miss you and love you forever.
Glor. & Katy
Love Jeannie
This has been such a tough year mommy. I am so sorry it has taken me 64 years of my life to realize that the day I called you in 1974 and asked if I could come home and you said, " No" even though your love for Gloria Renee was so great and I know how much you were missing her....your sacrifice was only to make me stronger. For years I thought you were just being mean but you made me understand how careful I needed to be about ALL my life changing decisions and like Jeannie wrote, you taught me to sacrifice for my children for the greater good. How Blessed I am with them but unlike you I thought always rescuing was the right thing for everyone in my family . How wise you were at such a young age. So although I never said I was upset with you I was and now more than ever I understand you made me into the woman I am today. I have missed you every single day but I know as I get older I will see you soon. I want to thank you for knowing what was best for me and influencing my life in such a positive way even though you haven't been here. You send me signs every time I need them to let me know you are close by. You have watched over all of us. We have felt it. I miss you mommy
I thought that I would miss you so, and never find my way.
And then I heard the angel say "She's with you every day."
"The sun, the moon, the wind, the stars, will forever be around,
reminding you of the love you shared, and the peace she's finally found."
Losing a mother is a pain that cannot be described in words, especially when you see the pain everyday that she was in and there was nothing you could do about it, I always wonder why she had to suffer so much , but then, we have had to suffer everyday without her. It is virtually impossible to move on from the memory of losing the woman who sacrificed happiness in her own life so that we could have a better one. A mother's love is truly irreplaceable.
Maybe it is too late, but I know you are listening from the heavens above. Mommy I love you and I understand all the sacrifices you made in your life to give me a better one. even though that time was shortNo matter where I am or what I am doing, you will always be the shining star which gives me the strength to move on. I miss you.
Heaven needed an angel and god sent for you, You are gone from me forever, Now what am I to do, I miss you now like never before, But I have to let you go, I will never forget you and this I need you to know, My heart breaks of sadness.
With all my Love Jeannie
I think of you every day, please help Gloria , Walt and I get thru This next year. My life is quite complicated at the moment but I know God only gives us what we can handle
Sometimes I just cry and say please help me get thru today . But then I pray and say Please Mommy and Maurie if you are watching Help me! It always seems to help, Give Maurie a big kiss I know she is in her Glory having you by her side.
Have the best Mother’s Day
Love Jeannie
So much has happened in over a year. I know you are so happy with your Maurie Ann with you but we are so sad without her. We know you continue to watch over all of us and you give us signs every time we turn around. We know you have not been with us physically in over 40 years but you are with us every day. Even when you sent our crazy siamese cat to us on your birthday last year. You just knew how my heart was aching for the loss of our Maurie and it filled my heart with joy as I wondered what the odds would be of all the cats in the world it would be your beloved favorites "Siamese" to show up on this day last year.
Our signs of your love surrounds us and I know you will be with us as Jeannie and I take care of the man you chose to be be our dad. We know you love him and will help as you wait one day on his arrival. We miss you so much. Our Lord surrounds you with the greatest love you could ever feel. I love and miss you so much.
Love you so much!
Jeannie
We Miss You Mommy!
Our hearts still ache with sadness,
and many tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you,
no one will ever know.
We hold you close within our hearts,
and there you will remain.
To Walk with us throughout our lives.
until we meet again.
Today is Mothers Day and you know I have such a hard time with this day. You would think after 41 years it would get easier but it just NEVER gets easier. But this year is different. You have your baby girl with you and my beloved sister. I am sure she has been telling on me about how hard I was on her and how I put so much pressure on her to get her own place. You see mommy, once you died I felt so responsible for her. I wanted to make you proud that I would try my best to take care of her. But in trying to make you proud I found a pure love for her that took the place of that. I was always scared to lose her and yet no matter how hard I tried to protect her I still lost her. I'm so sorry mommy. I just couldn't save her. She really suffered. I feel so sad that after all these years of trying to be there for her, on her last days I wasn't. What a disappointment that must be to you and even more so to me. I am only thankful Jeannie was there as she took her last breath. I know she is better off with you but I want her back. She finally had her very own place and then she became so sick she couldn't really enjoy it. She loved us all so much and she missed you every day of her life. Now I will miss her and you every day of my life but I know we will be together again one day. I'm so sorry mommy for not being there with her. But I know you were. She told me and Jeannie you were there which gives us so much comfort. I love you so much and there is never a day that goes by that you are not in my heart.
Happy Mothers Day xoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxxo
I Love you mommy, Happy Birthday !
Resting in God's arms now, although in the ground your body lay
He needed another Angel in the Heavenly choir and that's why you had to go, As you promised you are still with us, watching your children here below. I know you are listening from the heavens above. There’s nothing that I value more, than your love. No matter where I am or what I am doing, your memories will always keep me smiling.
I miss you more than these words could ever say
The pain in my heart is from one unimaginable day
I miss you with all of my heart, Mommy, Love Jeannie
I love you tons and tons!
I sit here and ponder how very much I'd like to talk with you today,
There are so many things that we didn't get to say.
I know how much you care for me and how much I care for you
And each time that I think of you I know you'll miss me too
An Angel came and took you by the hand and said, Your place was ready in Heaven, far above....
And you had to leave behind all those you dearly loved
You had so much to live for, you had so much to do
It still seems impossible that God was taking you
And although your life on earth is past, in Heaven it starts anew
You'll live for all eternity just as God promised you
And although you've walked through Heaven's gate
We are never far apart
For every time I think of you, your right here, deep within my heart.
Have a wonderful day, I will be thinking of you as always!
Love Jeannie
Happy Birthday to our amazing mother. I miss you more than you know. I cannot believe that you would be 84 years old today it seems like yesterday. I know I have been asking for your help alot lately, it seems like everyday something happens and I am asking you to be there and you have been for every little thing, I think part of Gods plan for you to go
So young was because we would all need you so much. I am sending you lots of happy birthday wishes today, your Lilly of the Valley are in full bloom and beautiful just for you!!! I love you mommy.
Love Jeannie
I wish we could have you here to celebrate your birthday, but God had other plans.
Watch over all your children Maur. keep a close eye on them and help them to stay strong and loving.
Katy and I miss you always. I look at your picture here on the wall everyday and smile. You were always one great lady.
I love you.
Glor. & Katy
You were and always will be my very best friend in life and even in death. You are always here with us.
Katy and I tell all our clients about you and just how much you meant to me. These things never die or get forgotten.
No one can or will ever replace you. You were so very special.
Love you and miss you Maureen.
Glor.
Another year has gone by in seems like only yesterday.
You have a new Great Grandson, Parker he is a real joy, he makes me smile everyday. I know you will watch over him as you do all of us. I live and miss you every day.
Love Jeannie
Another year has gone by in seems like only yesterday.
You have a new Great Grandson, Parker he is a real joy, he makes me smile everyday. I know you will watch over him as you do all of us. I love and miss you every day.
Love Jeannie
I found out today that your brother George came to be with you not long ago , please tell him his daughter Janet misses him as much as we miss you. Also Pat Simpkins our cousin, your niece and Aunt La's daughter came to be with her mom and brother Cliff and nephew Eric on September 23 it has been a really hard year on them as well.
I know you were waiting with open arms and a heart filled with Love,
I love and miss you. Jeannie
My Mother kept a garden.
A garden of the heart;
She planted all the good things,
That gave my life it's start.
She turned me to the sunshine,
And encouraged me to dream:
Fostering and nurturing
The seeds of self-esteem.
And when the winds and rains came,
She protected me enough;
But not too much, she knew I'd need
To stand up strong and tough.
Her constant good example,
Always taught me right from wrong;
Markers for my pathway
To last my whole life long.
I am my Mother's garden,
I am her legacy.
And I hope today she feels the love,
Reflected back from me.
The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
I love and miss you everyday
Jeannie
You have given so many, so much joy in your too short life! We all think of you often. I see your photo everyday. It sits on a shelf under the window's in my bedroom. I often feel your presence, I miss you everyday! I know how very proud you must feel of your children and the way you raised us to be! I could not have been given a better Mother and I'm so fortunate it was thee... Sending you tons of Love, Hugs and Kisses! OXOXOXOXO
Your youngest daughter,
Maurie Ann
On the shores of jubilee
Would you pick a dozen of your best
And deliver them for me?
For you see, today is mothers' day
And I can't visit my mom
For it wasn't very long ago
The angels came and took her home.
So if there are roses in your garden
On the shores of Jubilee
Would you pick a dozen of your best
And deliver them for me?
Would you take them to my mother
And tell her that I love her.
Tell her that I miss her
In oh! So many ways
But I have joy in knowing
We'll meet again someday
And we'll pick roses together
On the shores of Jubilee.
Happy Mothers day Mommy, I Love and miss you
Love Jeannie
There are not enough words to say how much I love and loved you.'
Nothing has changed. The love lives on.
We were so close and I miss you so much always.
I'm so lucky, you have four great children. With them here, I feel you are still so very close.
I'm grateful to you for so many things.
Everyone wants to know how the kennel got it name. I always tell them it was for you. They love to hear the story of Walt meeting you and getting married in England.
Katy and I miss you and love you always.
Gloria
Your lily of the valley flowers are popping up all over the place they are going to be beautiful this year , they are always in time for your Birthday
I think of you every day and drive by you a lot lately the Infant of Prague looks beautiful . I hope you had a wonderful day see you soon, Love Jeannie
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It's 46 years you have been gone but why does it still feel like yesterday that you left us? I think that's a good thing because you are as fresh in my mind as if you just left us yesterday. Guess what I did today that without a doubt you were right next to me. I was watching a YouTube video on how to replace the drainpipe under the kitchen sink. Once it was done and working great, I stood up and thought, If it wasn't for my mother being able to fix anything I might never try things that seem hard. You are my inspiration when it comes to anything I find myself doing. I remember one day I walked down into the basement on Cooper Street and found you using cement and making a grotto for the statue of the Virgin Mary. I remember standing there watching and wondering how you even knew how to do this. You have clearly imprinted on your children in just the few years you were here. Jeannie is so much like you and clearly the seamstress in the family and Walt the builder and fixer of anything. Yesterday I gave McKenzie a task of making tiny mice for a Diorama I'm helping little Gloria make for school. McKenzie made those mice as if she has been doing this her whole life. They were so adorable with their very own features. She sews and taught herself to crochet so last Christmas we all received beautiful blankets from her. In just a few months she will have her white coat ceremony and within two years we will have the first doctor in our family. Her ability to figure out anything she puts her mind to reminds me so much of you. One other thing...You have a great grandson graduating from the Coast Guard this Friday. I know you will be there with a huge smile on your face. Maybe, you will be standing right next to daddy with all the pride knowing these grands are your flesh and blood and you both were the beginning of their existence. Without you all these amazing children would not be here. Keep us all in your prayers mommy. I know you do. We may only have memories left but they are precious. I love and miss you every single day. I will see you soon.
Love you so much mommy. xxxxxxxxxxxoxoxo
We love and miss you always.
Time passes by in a blink. You are always deep in our hearts.
Love always,
Glor. & Katy
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Sad days
Mother's Day weekend
Dearest Mommy,
I miss you SO much! Mother's Day weekend has ended and your were in so many thoughts and prayers! I wish you a fabulous Mother's Day! I wish I could talk to you so badly and I do sometimes.... I just wish you could speak back to me!!! I love you Mommy and I love this memorial administered by Jeannie and Gloria. How wonderful to see and read more about your life. You are one of the bravest people I know! Sending great big hugs and lots of kisses. OXOXOXO
Love Always,
Forever and a day!!!
Maurie Ann Treen
The Designing Factor!
My Mother loved to recover our furniture and she would even sew the curtains and anything else she could to match. I always felt so lucky to think we had new furniture all the time. She was always so proud of what she had and wanted everything to look nice for us. There were times when things were tough for them but she made sure our house was clean...lol Imaculate is a better word..but it was always so nice to come home. My sisters and myself and now our own children have taken on that same trait.