- Date Of Birth: June 8, 1930
- Date Of Death: January 30, 2023
- State: Nebraska
Mary Margaret Parrish, age 92, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away January 30, 2023 at Ridgewood Care Center in Seward.
Mary Margaret (Gagnon) Parrish, one of six children of Eugene and Nora (Holmes) Gagnon was born June 8, 1930, in Morris, Minnesota.
Mary grew up on a farm near Vermillion, South Dakota, where she attended Vermillion High School.
On December 20, 1947, Mary married Vernon Sullivan. Together they raised 4 children while living in Auburn, Nebraska. For many years, Mary ran a successful Amway business.
On March 23, 1974, Mary was united in marriage to Harold Parrish. Together they ran many successful businesses in several towns. In the early 80’s, Mary and Harold settled in Shelby, Nebraska, where they ran Bernts Cafe for 10 years. They also owned several rental properties.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Vernon Sullivan, husband Harold Parrish, parents, brothers Darrell, Lawrence, and Donny, sisters Viola and Lorraine, daughter-in-law Kathleen Sullivan, and great-grandson Cole Hamm.
Mary is survived by her sons Dan Sullivan of Papillion, Danny Mark and Donna Parrish of Gray Court, South Carolina, daughters Barbara and Jerry Howard of Falls City, Diana and Doug Thomas of Omaha, Nancy Samek of Rising City, Denise and Tim Reed of Lincoln, 16 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild: sister-in-law Lucy Gagnon of Hawarden, IA.
