Mary E. Newton

Mary E. Newton, 97, of Coal Valley, Illinois, died Monday, May 24, 2021, at home.

Mass of Christian Burial is 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 28, at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, Coal Valley, with Father Anthony Ego officiating. Visitation is Thursday at Trimble Funeral Home, Coal Valley, beginning with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m. and continuing with visitation until 7:00 p.m., at which time there will be a Rosary recited and a time of sharing for family and friends. Burial is in Homestead Cemetery, Coal Valley. Memorials may be made to one’s favorite charity or the American Heart Association.

The former Mary Elizabeth Gainey was born February 13, 1924, in Erie, Illinois, the daughter of Stacy and Harriet (Stohl) Gainey. She graduated from Geneseo High School and went on to marry John Newton on November 8, 1947, in Colona, Illinois. He died February 22, 2007.

She was a member of St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, ran her own wedding cake business for several years, and was nominated for the Rock Island County Good Neighbor Award. She was a wonderful cook who was known for her bread and Waldorf-Astoria Red Cake. She was an avid reader and enjoyed being outdoors working in her garden and mowing her lawn (which she did well into her 90’s). Above all else, family was the most important thing to Mary.

Mary is survived by four children, Dr. Michael (Connie) Newton of Cincinnati, Ohio, Richard Newton of Coal Valley, Nancy (Keith) Hamerlinck of Orion, and Ruth (Bill) Barg of Mission Viejo, California; grandchildren, Patrick (Mary Kate) Newton, Angelique (James) Saddoris, Ashley (Jeremy) Minard, Vicki (Aaron) Brown, Amy (Donald) Gladfelter, Sara (Harley II) Nicely, David (Leilani) Barg, Matt Barg, and Natalie (Brandon) Mulhall; great-grandchildren, Rory, Oliver, and Eliza Jane Newton, Tyra and Danika Saddoris, Wiley and Dorothy Minard, Branton and Broderic Nelson, Fayne and Alden Brown, Elizabeth and Joseph Gladfelter, Harley III, Keith, and John Nicely, and Mahana Barg; a great-great-grandson, Logan Nelson; and a sister-in-law, Agnes Gainey. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son at birth, Gerald D. Newton; siblings, Helen Busenbark, Dorothy Diericks, and Wilbur and Richard Gainey; and a daughter-in-law, Pamela Newton.

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