Mary Margaret Ashbee of Weirton, WV, the matriarch of the Ashbee and Gonzales families, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. She was 90 years old.
Mary Margaret was born to Amado and Gumecinda Ruiz Gonzales in Mannington, WV, on January 6, 1931.
She married Edmund G. Ashbee, and with over fifty years of marriage, they were blessed with five children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.
Edmund was an Army veteran of World War II and worked on the caster of Weirton Steel, and Mary took care of their home. She loved to cook, plant flowers around her home, and enjoy bowling and embroidery in her free time. She loved her Pittsburgh Steelers. But, most importantly, Mary was the person to whom family members looked for guidance. She was always there when you needed help. Her strong personality was admired through the generations. She was a well-respected Gram and Mimi.
She was an American Legion Ladies Auxiliary member and volunteered many hours at the Weirton Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, sadly, Mary was preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Humberson, on June 3, 1989; her husband, Edmund G. Ashbee, on July 6, 1999; her daughter, Jessica Woofter, on November 3, 2002; her six brothers, Edward, Daniel, Joseph, and Henry Gonzales and Jesse and Charles Sabala; her sisters, Antonia Gonzales, Lucy Chisam, and Isabelle Quimet.
She will be remembered with love and admiration by her son, Charles E. Ashbee, her daughters, Christie Humberson (Terry), Laura Osaba, and Brenda Ashbee; her eight grandchildren, and her ten great-grandchildren.
As per Mary's wishes, she will be cremated. Her family will gather privately at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, and she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Mary Margaret was born to Amado and Gumecinda Ruiz Gonzales in Mannington, WV, on January 6, 1931.
She married Edmund G. Ashbee, and with over fifty years of marriage, they were blessed with five children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.
Edmund was an Army veteran of World War II and worked on the caster of Weirton Steel, and Mary took care of their home. She loved to cook, plant flowers around her home, and enjoy bowling and embroidery in her free time. She loved her Pittsburgh Steelers. But, most importantly, Mary was the person to whom family members looked for guidance. She was always there when you needed help. Her strong personality was admired through the generations. She was a well-respected Gram and Mimi.
She was an American Legion Ladies Auxiliary member and volunteered many hours at the Weirton Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, sadly, Mary was preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Humberson, on June 3, 1989; her husband, Edmund G. Ashbee, on July 6, 1999; her daughter, Jessica Woofter, on November 3, 2002; her six brothers, Edward, Daniel, Joseph, and Henry Gonzales and Jesse and Charles Sabala; her sisters, Antonia Gonzales, Lucy Chisam, and Isabelle Quimet.
She will be remembered with love and admiration by her son, Charles E. Ashbee, her daughters, Christie Humberson (Terry), Laura Osaba, and Brenda Ashbee; her eight grandchildren, and her ten great-grandchildren.
As per Mary's wishes, she will be cremated. Her family will gather privately at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, and she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Mary Margaret Ashbee of Weirton, WV, the matriarch of the Ashbee and Gonzales families, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. She was 90 years old.
Mary Margaret was born to Amado and Gumecinda Ruiz Gonzales in Mannington, WV, on January 6, 1931.
She married Edmund G. Ashbee, and with over fifty years of marriage, they were blessed with five children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.
Edmund was an Army veteran of World War II and worked on the caster of Weirton Steel, and Mary took care of their home. She loved to cook, plant flowers around her home, and enjoy bowling and embroidery in her free time. She loved her Pittsburgh Steelers. But, most importantly, Mary was the person to whom family members looked for guidance. She was always there when you needed help. Her strong personality was admired through the generations. She was a well-respected Gram and Mimi.
She was an American Legion Ladies Auxiliary member and volunteered many hours at the Weirton Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, sadly, Mary was preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Humberson, on June 3, 1989; her husband, Edmund G. Ashbee, on July 6, 1999; her daughter, Jessica Woofter, on November 3, 2002; her six brothers, Edward, Daniel, Joseph, and Henry Gonzales and Jesse and Charles Sabala; her sisters, Antonia Gonzales, Lucy Chisam, and Isabelle Quimet.
She will be remembered with love and admiration by her son, Charles E. Ashbee, her daughters, Christie Humberson (Terry), Laura Osaba, and Brenda Ashbee; her eight grandchildren, and her ten great-grandchildren.
As per Mary's wishes, she will be cremated. Her family will gather privately at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, and she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Mary Margaret was born to Amado and Gumecinda Ruiz Gonzales in Mannington, WV, on January 6, 1931.
She married Edmund G. Ashbee, and with over fifty years of marriage, they were blessed with five children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.
Edmund was an Army veteran of World War II and worked on the caster of Weirton Steel, and Mary took care of their home. She loved to cook, plant flowers around her home, and enjoy bowling and embroidery in her free time. She loved her Pittsburgh Steelers. But, most importantly, Mary was the person to whom family members looked for guidance. She was always there when you needed help. Her strong personality was admired through the generations. She was a well-respected Gram and Mimi.
She was an American Legion Ladies Auxiliary member and volunteered many hours at the Weirton Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, sadly, Mary was preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Humberson, on June 3, 1989; her husband, Edmund G. Ashbee, on July 6, 1999; her daughter, Jessica Woofter, on November 3, 2002; her six brothers, Edward, Daniel, Joseph, and Henry Gonzales and Jesse and Charles Sabala; her sisters, Antonia Gonzales, Lucy Chisam, and Isabelle Quimet.
She will be remembered with love and admiration by her son, Charles E. Ashbee, her daughters, Christie Humberson (Terry), Laura Osaba, and Brenda Ashbee; her eight grandchildren, and her ten great-grandchildren.
As per Mary's wishes, she will be cremated. Her family will gather privately at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, and she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
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