Mary Ann Deveny

Mary Ann Deveny, 83, passed away peacefully in her home with her husband Tom at her side on February 27, 2015. She had been diagnosed with Leiomyosarcoma in November 2014.
Mary Ann was born on May 8, 1931 in Peoria, Illinois to Clifford and Opal Arnholt. She graduated from Peoria High School and obtained her B.A. in Education from Northwestern University in 1953.
She first taught at Lincoln School in Peoria and met her future husband Tom Deveny who was stationed at the U.S Air Force radar base in nearby Hanna City. They were married on August 6, 1955 and moved to Morgantown, W.V. where Tom attended law school at The University of West Virginia. Mary Ann taught second grade for the Morgantown public school system.
Tom and Mary Ann moved to Washington, DC where their daughter Susan was born. They later moved to Pittsburgh, PA where her sons Cliff and Chris were born. In 1965 the family relocated to Akron, Ohio which became Mary Ann's long term residence.
Mary Ann was a lifelong volunteer for many organizations including The Junior League (Peoria, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh and Akron), Stan Hywet, Akron Art Institute, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. She was most proud of her 40 years of service as a family liaison volunteer at Akron City Hospital's "Central Lounge".
Mary Ann was a member of Akron Garden Club, Diggers and Weeders, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Akron), and Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church (Naples, Fl.).
She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Susan in 2007. She is survived by her husband, Tom; sons, Cliff (Sandy) of Carbondale/Denver, Co. and Chris (Kathy) of Glencoe, Ill.; son-in- law, Jon Pavloff of Akron; and nine grandchildren, Alex, Andrew & Tatiana Pavloff , Hannah, Robbie, Maggie, Colin, Kamryn, and Kelley Deveny.
The motto that she lived each day by was "Serve Others". Mary Ann will be remembered by her many close friends for her kindness, generosity, loyalty and hospitality.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at St Paul's Episcopal Church. A reception for friends and family will be held immediately afterwards. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Summa, P.O. Box 2090, Akron 44398 or St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1361 W. Market St., Akron 44313. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel)