JEFFRIES, Mary Mamie

(Maiden Name: Bacha)


Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Published Saturday, August 21, 2010 Mary Mamie Jeffries passed away Aug. 12, 2010, in Lake Havasu City at the age of 91. She was born to Andrew and Susan (Kovalcik) Bacha Dec. 28, 1918, in Newark, N.J. On Nov. 11 of this year, she would have been married 66 years. Mary made Lake Havasu City her home 37 years ago after moving from Davison, Mich., where she worked for A&P Grocery as a cashier for 18 years. She was a member of St. Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church. Mary leaves behind her beloved family: husband, Victor Jeffries, of Lake Havasu City; son, Jon Victor Jeffries, of Lake Havasu City; daughter, Jacquelyn Marie Harnick (Brad), of Swartz Creek, Mich.; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren with one on the way; one niece; four nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Bacha Sr. and Susan Bacha; two brothers, Andrew Bacha Jr. and John Bacha; and one sister, Sally Wheeler. Donations may be made in Mary’s name to Alzheimer’s, 1028 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006. Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory.