Mary Mazon
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Mary Lentz Mazon, 74 years old, of Blue Springs, Missouri entered into eternal rest on December 7, 2006. Born in Marceline, Missouri on May 28, 1932, Mary lived in the greater Kansas City, Missouri area for most of her life, but also lived in Overland Park, KS, Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA and Spanish Town, Jamaica. Mary is known for her zest for life and fierce independent spirit which led her on many adventures to Russia, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Jamaica, and the Netherlands. Her sense of social justice and intelligent mind led her to join the Peace Corps, upon her retirement in 1994, where she was stationed in Jamaica. There she established a paper making project called the 3-D Project for developmentally disabled young adults. She also worked for the Kansas City International Visitors Council. Most recently, she worked as a receptionist at the Fountains assisted living community in Independence, MO.
Mary was a wonderful mother and grandmother and sister ? anyone who met her benefited from her wisdom and warmth ? she exuded light. She had a love of family, words, and knowledge as well as an openness to the diversity of humanity.
Her bright spirit will live on through her many family members and friends from all over the world. She leaves her daughter, Rhonnda Neumann, her granddaughters, Rhiannon and Tatyanna Neumann of Springfield, VA, her son, Brad Mazon and grandson Viktor Mazon of Buffalo, NY, her sister Linda Kenton, of Lee’s Summit, MO, her sister Donna Hill of Princeton, MN, as well as many devoted nieces and nephews from all over the country.
A memorial service to celebrate Mary’s wonderful life will be held in the early part of April, 2007 in the Kansas City, MO area. Contributions can be made in her name to the U.S.Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education Fund or to the 3-D Projects organization, sponsored by the Peace Corps in Jamaica, attention: Recycled Paper Project.
Our deepest love and sympath to Mary’s sister Linda as well as the rest of the family.
I was blessed to have you as my dearest friend for 53 years. I shall miss our talks and get togethers.
You will always live on in my memory and in my heart forever.
My big sister remains in my thoughts and heart everyday. We spent so many hours together, so now there is a huge void in my life. I will forever cherish the memory of her great “infectious” smile and her tremendous love for her family. Her honesty and candid comments were such a part of my growth as a woman, mother and sister. All of our family hopes her close friends will share April 7th as a “Celebration for Mary’s Life”. Please come share your memories with us at Powell Gardens between 3-6pm.
a celebration of mother’s life will be held on sunday, april 7 from 3 to 5 at powell gardens in kingsville, mo. hope you can attend to honor this wonderful woman’s life!
almost two months have passed. your presence is as much a part of me as it ever was. all i have to do is sit out on the back patio and look up at the trees, hear the birds singing and you are there. when my daughters give me a specially big hug, you are there. i feel your silent guidance and know you have not left us, you have just changed form. we will celebrate you on april 7, as i celebrate you every day. love, rhonnda
We will remember Mary as a loving giving person in all facets of her life. Her bubbly personality never faded. She had a charming wink for everyone she spoke to.
We offer our sympathy to all of her family.
Love, Steph and Wally
We came to know Mary through our dear friend Linda Kenton. Mary could light up any room. She and her sister Linda create joy and happiness by the presence of their persona anywhere. Mary’s greatest joy were her children. Her free spirit was her calling card. May her latter days on this earth be the ones that will have prepared her for the resurrection and paradise to come. May we look forward to seeing her again soon. Our hearts go out to her family during this time of sorrow.
I love all you guys. … You know who I’m talk’n’ about. And may that love to and from all of us, help ease the grief in this time of loss.
I think about my friend Mary all the time. I miss her. She was a bright light and full of life. Always smiling always happy and always fun to be with.
We love you Mary!
Mary was the mother of my dear friend Brad. I always admired her unflagging devotion and support for her kids. If I succeed in raising the kind of smart, charming, open-minded children that Mary did, I’ll count my life a success. Her presence lives on through the joy that Brad and Rhonnda bring to those around them. We will keep her in our minds and prayers for many years to come. XXXOOO to all Mary’s family.
We know Mary through Mary’s sister Linda and her husband Kirk. Our house is next door to Kirk and Linda’s at the Lake. We will miss Mary and her vivacious smile and love of life. She always brightened the room with her presence. We are very sorry for your loss.
Love
Rick and Mary
I am a friend of Mary’s sister, Linda Kenton. My family and I have offered prayers for Mary during her last illness and kept hoping a miracle could happen, and now, our prayers are for her surviving family as you mourn her passing.
My Mom and I grew up together. She took care of me, and opened the world up to me at a very young age. I attended board meetings seated on her lap. Indeed, she taught me how to run a meeting!
She could engage anyone at any level, and could do it in a way that made you feel comfortable. She was one heck of a dancer, and an avid reader, who read every night before going to sleep. She was a good looking woman; she always said her legs were her best asset, though I always thought her brain was. She looked great even at the end of August before all hell broke loose.
She was organized, and could manage anyone’s office with her solid bookkeeping and office organization skills.
I thought I would get it all down here, but I know that this will turn out to be an ongoing “revisiting” process as I desire to share more about my life with Mom to those who also shared in her life.
I’ll return!