October 27, 2013
October 27, 2013
One year ago this lovely lady left us to join her husband in heaven. Even though she has left this world, she is always in our hearts and minds, loved and cherished forever.
Mary Alice Veronica Mierz, 86, died October 27, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington.
She was born November 11, 1925 in Tacoma to Earl Ray Johns and Mary Veronica Ganz.
She met her future husband, John Frank Mierzejewski Jr., when he was looking for the Polish Hall in Tacoma. They were married on June 26, 1943 at the Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Tacoma. They were a long time resident of Tacoma and later in Renton, Washington.
Mary Alice graduated from Lincoln High School. She worked at the Film Library at Camp Philips in Kansas. Helped processed German POW during WWII. She was a telephone switchboard operator/supervisor, and real estate agent. She also groomed poodles and raised canaries out of her home.
Her interests included reading and amateur historical romance writing. She was an avid sci-fi fan and a champion bridge player. She devoted much of her time and energy to her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Frank Mierz (d:2000) and her sister, Earleene Josephine Welch (d:2008).
Mary Alice is survived by her half-brother Edward Daniszewski; her children: Gregory, Paul, Theresa, Veronica, Timothy, Patrick; her grandchildren: Michelle, Angela, Jeffrey, Sean, Danielle, Katelynne.
She is with her husband at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington.
"TOGETHER FOREVER"
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April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
March 25, 2013
March 25, 2013
Mary Alice was placed with her husband at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent,Washington today. The family chose this day because its their father's birthday. Mary Alice and John are now together forever. 'TOGETHER FOREVER' is inscribed on the new niche faceplate.
March 23, 2013
March 23, 2013
We paid our respects to Grandfather Earl and Grandmother Mary at Calvary Cemetery yesterday, as well as Great-Grandparents Ganz. It was raining and hailing the day before, but sunny with blue sky during our visit.
February 27, 2013
February 27, 2013
My favorite book written by Mary Alice is "Grey Wolf" - it was her first book and although she finished it back in the '80's, she continued to tweak it for years. It's an Indian story - wonderful love story, wonderful story about an Indian tribe - set in either North Dakota or Montana, I think. It's a large book, over 100,000 words. It should all be on 3-1/2" disks.
February 26, 2013
February 26, 2013
So far Angela has found seven titles. She is still working on identifying which title is complete or not, and which revision file(s) goes with which title and chapter.
November 16, 2012
November 16, 2012
We did not find any printed manuscripts of her books, but we have over 200 diskettes look through. Our daughter, Angela, is determine to find Grandma's books from those diskettes.
November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012
Mary Alice and I met in a writing class in 1983. From there we ended up in a writing critique group together for 13 years. One word describes her: persistance! She never, never gave up on what she loved to do. And she became an exceptional fiction writer. We talked on the phone nearly weekly. She was a loyal, fun and faithful friend. I loved her and will miss her forever.
November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012
Mary Alice was a true friend and a wonderful storyteller. She taught me to write in Word Perfect when it was still a DOS program. LOL. She loved writing Historical Romance novels and finished 3 or 4, I believe. Though we hadn't been close in location for several years, we have remained close in heart. I will miss her every day. Thank you for being my friend, Mary Alice.
November 11, 2012
November 11, 2012
Happy birthday mom. I think your birthday present is being together with dad again after all these years. You must be having a huge birthday party with your sister, mother, father, aunties, uncles, in-laws ... Love you and miss you lots here.
November 10, 2012
November 10, 2012
My Mom was a gentle and loving women. She worked out of the home most of my childhood because she wanted to be home when we were. I have spent all my life trying to follow in her footsteps and make her proud of me. I will miss talking to her everyday. You will alway be in my heart and thoughts. I will love you and miss you daily. RIP Mom.
November 10, 2012
November 10, 2012
She showed me that love and empathy are good qualities to have. She wanted us to be educated and well read as it would make us better people. She loved Dad very much and gave me the example of how a marriage should work. She loved my family and we all loved her. I will miss her very much but it was time for her to be with Dad. As her oldest son, I will miss her daily and love her forever.
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October 27, 2013
October 27, 2013
One year ago this lovely lady left us to join her husband in heaven. Even though she has left this world, she is always in our hearts and minds, loved and cherished forever.
April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013
March 25, 2013
March 25, 2013
Mary Alice was placed with her husband at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent,Washington today. The family chose this day because its their father's birthday. Mary Alice and John are now together forever. 'TOGETHER FOREVER' is inscribed on the new niche faceplate.
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Mary Alice & John MIERZ
Small gathering for Mary Alice (Mom).
"MA" - Mary Alice
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50th Wedding Anniversary
April 27, 2013
by Veronica Lee
50th Wedding Anniversary Family Dinner on 1993 in Renton.
March 26, 2013
by Veronica Lee
We gathered at Tahoma National Cemetery on March 25th to placed Mary Alice with her Husband on his birthday to they will be 'together forever',
STORYTELLER
November 12, 2012
by Adrianne Lee
I met Mary Alice when I took my first writing class 28 years ago. Four of us were writing in similar genres and we gravitated toward each other as the weeks went on. One night we decided to go to Ivars fast food after the class to grab a drink and discuss writing and our stories. This soon became a tradition, a highlight of my week, and when we had all taken this beginning writer's class enough times to realize we no longer needed it, we formed our first critique group. We were and are serious writers. We began meeting every week for 11 years. (I moved out of the area at that time, but the others continued to meet a couple of more years) Those special memories will always remain with me. We forged friendships that have lasted to this day. My biggest regret for Mary Alice is that she never saw her stories published. She wanted to be a writer at a very young age, even took a coorespondence writing course in her twenties. But she didn't pursue it actively until she was in her late 50s. It's a shame, because she was a natural born storyteller. Once she started writing, though, she had a lot of historical romance stories to tell. I urge her children to go forward with putting her books out into the world, to give that legacy to themselves, to her grandchildren, her friends, and others to read and enjoy. Especially now that e-books have made that something one can readily do.
Mary Alice was my friend in every sense of that word, that person you can call who is always glad to hear your voice, who commiserates, shares your highs and your lows, and always wishes the best for you. She was unique and special. I will miss her forever.