Obituary of Mary E Lawe

MARY E. LAWE, 90 YEARS OLD, NEE HEANEY, NATIVE OF LONGFORD, IRELAND, CURRENT RESIDENT OF FT. LAUDERDALE, FL., PASSED AWAY MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2015 AT 3:30 PM IN ATLANTA, GA. THE WIDOW OF JOHN E. LAWE, FORMER TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION PRESIDENT, MOTHER OF DESMOND, DEIRDRE AND PATRICIA, GRANDMOTHER OF ZACHARY AND GWYNETH LANDO.MARY EMIGRATED FROM IRELAND TO NEW YORK CITY IN 1947, WAS A BOOK KEEPER AT BLOOMINGDALES FOR ~5 YEARS AND MARRIED JOHN JUNE 21, 1952.MARY LIVED A LONG AND FRUITFUL LIFE AS AN ACTIVE HOMEMAKER, RAISING THREE CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERING FOR THE BRONX COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS (REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS) AND IN LATER YEARS AT VITAS INNOVATIVE HOSPICE CARE IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.MARY IS SURVIVED BY HER THREE CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES, DESMOND AND MARYLYNN LAWE OF PORT WASHINGTON LONG ISLAND, DEIRDRE AND MICHAEL BEHRENS OF FT. LAUDERDALE FLORIDA AND PATRICIA AND ANTHONY LANDO OF ATLANTA GEORGIA, AS WELL AS HER TWO GRAND CHILDREN ZACHARY AND HIS WIFE LAUREN LANDO AND GWYNETH LANDO.THE VIEWING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 2:00 TO 4:00 PM AND 7:00 TO 9:00 PM AT WEIGAND BROS FUNERAL HOME, 49 HILLSIDE AVENUE, WILLISTON PARK, NY (NASSAU COUNTY).A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL BE HELD SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 AT 9:30 AM AT OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH, THE INTERSECTION OF COTTONWOOD ROAD AND MANORHAVEN BLVD, PORT WASHINGTON, NY.IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS DONATIONS BE MADE IN HER MEMORY AT MARY's TWO FAVORITE CHARITIES: DOCTORS WITHOUT BOARDERS, www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate 0r ST. JUDES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, www.stjude.org.