- Date Of Birth: March 25, 1913
- Date Of Death: October 12, 2011
- State: Connecticut
Mary L. Maxwell, 98, of New Britain passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 12, 2011 at the Brittany Farms Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Wallace R. Maxwell. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on March 25, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Anne (Thomson) Thompson.
Mary met and married the love of her life Wallace and together they started a family. As a family, they moved from Scotland to the United States in 1964. She liked to keep active in the community as a member of the British Overseas American Club in Elmwood and through the Newington Senior Center. Mary participated in competitive lawn bowling clubs along with playing cards, especially the game of set-back with her friends. Trips to the casino were always at the top of her list and family trips traveling around the country were adventures she enjoyed. Most importantly, she loved her family and she cherished her time with her grandchildren above all. Mary was a spirited and classy lady who will be dearly missed by all those who knew her.
She leaves her son Walter R. Maxwell and his wife Mary; her grandchildren Shirley Stearns and her husband Wayne, Christine Maxwell and Linda Maxwell and her fiancé Jim Earl and her great-grandchildren Andrew, Elizabeth, Mackenzie, Jessica, Laura, Jake, Katrina and Micala. She was predeceased by all of her siblings.
