- Date Of Birth: May 16, 1962
- Date Of Death: November 24, 2011
- State: Michigan
Maria Julia (McCreary) Sobieralski, 49, of Cassopolis, passed Thursday, November 24, 2011 in Kalamazoo following an accident which occurred on Tuesday. She was born May 16, 1962 in Elkhart, Indiana to Lloyd and Ruth Geneva (Anderson) McCreary.
She was a 1980 graduate of Ross Beatty High School in Cassopolis. Maria worked for many years as a waitress at Virginia Hardy’s, Cassopolis, and at Rosie’s Filling Station, Edwardsburg, before deciding to make a career change.
Maria went into RV product sales where she worked for over ten years. During that time she attended Southwestern Michigan College and graduated in 2002 with dual Associates of Science degrees, with an emphasis on business and marketing. Along with being a hard worker, Maria was a mother to her wonderful children, Frank and Jessica. She enjoyed spending time with them and surprising them with things like hiding their Christmas presents under their beds, or the new home that she had just purchased.
Maria will be remembered for her smile and willingness to help those in need. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Francis “Frank” and Barbie (Hartsell) Starr III, Niles; one grandson, Adam Francis Starr; five sisters, Mary Hill, Heidi Heckman, both of Elkhart, Indiana, Linda (James) Stevens, Mendon, Michigan and Sharon (Ken) Cothran, Stockton, California and Patricia (Glen) Flicker, Elkhart, Indiana; two brothers, twin brother, Marion “Bud” (Teri) McCreary, Edwardsburg, and Harold “Jimmy” (Phyllis) McCreary, Three Rivers; and multiple nieces and nephews.
Maria was preceded in death by her parents, infant son, Stephen Lee Starr; daughter, Jessica Starr who was tragically lost on August 8, 2011; sister, Kathryn Wierick; and brothers, Everard Stemm and Samuel McCreary.
