- Date Of Birth: November 1, 1945
- Date Of Death: May 1, 2011
- State: Michigan
SHADER, Mary Russell, of Portage. Passed away May 1, 2011 at home. She was born November 1, 1945 in Detroit, MI. Mary was united in marriage to Gary Shader, who preceded her in death in November of 2009. Everyone who knew Mary knows she was fiercely devoted to her six children and sixteen grandchildren.
Her family and friends will remember her as someone who fought with great courage and humor. Surviving Mary are her children, Jason Kelly Russell of Caledonia, MI, Scott Russell of Portage, Kenneth Newman of Naples, FL, Cheryl Drew Zahn of Grand Junction, MI, Lisa Newman Hoag of Kalamazoo and Warren Becca Newman of Mattawan; 16 grandchildren; sisters, Ina Bill Laughton and Nacy Saad; brother, Billy Christner; and many nieces and nephews.
