Mary C. Powers Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 5, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Mary C. Powers of Palatine, Illinois, born in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband John S. Powers; her parents, James Barbero (Giacomo) and Carolina C. Barbero (Meriggi); her children, Carol, Andrew and Lucy; her grandchildren, Angela and Angelo Galiardo; her great grandchildren, Sebastian Powers, Christian, Francis, Andrew McGill, Gabriel M. and Jude A. Loehr; her siblings, Margaret M., Peter, Frank L. (Julia Gaza), Charles P. Barbero (Claudia C. Cozzi), Madeline C. Alessio (Charles F.), Jenny T. Isacco (Frank C.) and Kathryn B. Jago (Robert); her siblings-in-law, Margaret M., Ethel R., Joan T. Baldwin (George), Zita F. Colburn (Robert), Robert E. Powers and Jacqueline A. Burrus (Robert L.); and her nieces and nephews, Vincent M., Christopher H. Burrus, Charles F. Isacco, Brian Baldwin, Christine English (Isacco), Anita M. Jago and Mary Kay Nalker (Burrus).

She is survived by: her children, John D. Powers (Carmen M.), James F. Powers (H. Elaine), Thomas J., Daniel E. Powers, Mary Anne Basak, Juliana Tragasz (Ronald W.) and Bernadette Powers; her grandchildren, John M. Powers (Heather), Maria K. Conlon (Chad), Konrad Powers (Leanne), Eva M. Haus (Rich), James T., Charles R. Powers, Lucas J. Powers, Jedediah F. Powers (Maria), Grace Carranza, Amber D., Cali Powers, Carolyn M. Harness (Clint), Kristin S. Jahn (Chad) of Christopher, J. F, Nicholas J. A. Galiardo (Peter) of Stephanie, M. E., Monica M. C. Schmitz (Caleb), Jessica L. Cerepa (Mark), Katherine A. Tragasz, Christopher S. Tragasz (Noelle), Antonie M. Ehredt and Deirdre A. Brigden (Kevin); her great grandchildren, Liam Powers, Carmen, Daniel Conlon, Nathan Powers, Vincent, Barbara Zofkie, Lorena, Victor T. Powers, Savannah, Julianna Carranza, Luke M. Harness, Olivia A. Jahn, Ethan J., Jack C., Maxwell H. McGill, Charles S., Mary F., Evelyn A., John A. Loehr, Benedict F. Schmitz, Maia L. and Audrey S. Tragasz; and her sister-in-law Adelaide M. Powers.

Most people, however, knew Mary not from such work but from her humble devotion to her faith and to charity.