Mary E. Kosloske

Date of Death: April 13, 2015

Mary E. (Shepard) Kosloske, 91, died on April 13th, from injuries sustained in a fall.

She was born in 1923, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of the late Layton and Ruth Shepard. Mary was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Roger Kosloske, and by her sister, Helen Sharkey.

Mary was graduated from the University of Wisconsin where she met Roger. They were married in 1946. Roger’s career in international finance gave the couple the opportunity to live in interesting places – Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, England, Belgium, and Germany, before they settled into life at the Summit 35 years ago. Mary made friends easily and treasured them all.

She is survived by her children, John (Verleah) Kosloske of Alexandria, VA, Ruth (Donald) Foster of Simsbury, CT, James (Beckie Dynell) Kosloske of Medford, OR and Thomas (Ellen) Kosloske of Oak Harbor, WA. She was proud of her four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

All services will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to Redland United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 605, Cross Junction, VA, 22625.

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Mary E. (Shepard) Kosloske, 91, died on April 13th, from injuries sustained in a fall. She was born in 1923, in Oshkosh, WI, the daughter of the late Layton and Ruth Shepard. Mary was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Roger Kosloske, and by her sister, Helen Sharkey. Mary was graduatedContinue Reading

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My deepest sympathy to the family. We will miss Mary deeply. She was a longtime friend for many years. She always made us laugh. She had the greatest stories to tell. I will always treasure the friendship we had. I met her at the Virginia Farm Market many years ago as a teenager. I'm glad, I was able to share her 90th birthday with her and will treasure that time. Will miss you!

I had the pleasure of meeting Mary last year. She had me laughing all day and I still marvel at her zest for life, energy, and humor. She was truly one of a kind and will be missed. Her's was a long and joyous life well-lived.

Dear John, Ruth, James, and Thomas, and your families, I have thought of your mom often since my mother, Marj Schooley Peters, died in April, 2010 and was thinking of her again this afternoon as I drove down Shepard Street toward my house in Rhinelander. I decided to try to find her and was so saddened to learn of her death. I have such fond memories of your visit to Rhinelander and subsequent chances to see each other. If anything prompts any of you to come this way again, I would love to see you again. I kept my mother's house as a guest house. It is a four square gray stone built by her grandfather, Edward Abner Forbes. You are in my prayers. Love, Nancy Peters Carrillo

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