Barrett, Mary Ellen (1930-2017)

BARRETT, COLWELL, SMITH

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 7/14/2017 at 11:53:49

Mary Ellen Barrett
December 30, 1930 - May 24, 2017

Mary Ellen Barrett, 86, of Winter Park, Florida, formerly of Forest City, died on May 24, 2017, in Winter Park, Florida, with a dear friend at her side.

Born to Margaret and Jack Barrett on December 30, 1930, in Forest City, Iowa, Mary Ellen graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Mason City, Mary Crest College, and Loyola University in Chicago where she earned a Master’s Degree. She taught in Iowa and Minnesota, serving as principal in Sigourney, Iowa, and in religious education and spiritual direction. A member of the Hibernian Organization in Orlando, she had resided in Florida for the past twenty-seven years. A beloved sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to many, she will be, dearly, missed by all who knew and loved her.

Mary Ellen is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her two sisters, Loretta Barrett Colwell (Ray), of Paola, Kansas, and Elizabeth Barrett Smith, (Dick), Oakdale, Minnesota; as well as by many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and her special godsons, Patrick Horst and Ben Purcell.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 A.M., Monday, June 26, 2017, at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City with Rev. Paul Lippstock officiating. A gathering of friends and family will be held for one hour before the services at the church on Monday. Inurnment of cremains will follow in St. James Catholic Cemetery.

Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, Forest City, Iowa, 2017.

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