Mary T. Schweickert passed peacefully after a short illness at her home in Batesville, IN on Saturday May 30, 2020, at the age of 77. Mary earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy and worked at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY as a pharmacist for over 20 years, serving as the head of the outpatient pharmacy at Roswell until 1987.
Mary was always active in her community. She was a member of the Allentown Village Society and the Wine & Food Society and a patron of the Arts and the Studio Arena. Mary was a devoted member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Springville, New York, where she was a long-standing member of the Lazarus Committee.
Long known to her family, friends and acquaintances as Mary Strawberry, she was the daughter of Charles and Inez (Underberg) Schweickert of Springville, New York. She is survived by her siblings Edith (Kenneth) Kazmark of Springville, New York and Daniel (Juli) Schweickert of Cartersville, Georgia and her special family of Michael and Vicki Kruse and their family of Batesville as well as several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and a multitude of close friends.
Mary was cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date and she will be interred privately at the St. Aloysius Cemetery in Springville. Please consider making contributions in her name to the National Audubon Society (225 Varick Street, New York, New York, 10014) or the Sisters of St. Francis in Springville (71 W. Main Street, Springville, New York, 14141). For online condolences go to Mary’s obituary page at www.weigelfh.com.