She graduated from St. Raymond Grade School, St. Francis Academy and attended the College of St. Francis until ultimately receiving a Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern Business College.
Mary worked at the Rockdale Navy Yards during World War II for 5 years in Security. She became a Dictaphone Operator for Hartford Accident & Indemnity, Chicago until she and Don started their family.
They moved to Atlanta, Georgia and then Charlotte, North Carolina, returning to Joliet in 1962 when she gained employment as a Dictaphone Operator at Saint Joseph Hospital until she retired in 1984 from the Medical Records Department.
Mary Kathryn was a member of Our Lady of Angels Auxiliary and volunteered at the gift shop as well as being an election judge for many years. She also enjoyed volunteering at Saint Joseph Hospital gift shop for many years.
Survived by her son, Jeffery M. (Barbara) Wallace; daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Wallace; three grandchildren, Anna Wallace, Benjamin Wallace and Mark (Melissa) Wallace.
Preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Ruth Feehan, her son, Brian Wallace, first husband, Don M. Wallace (1963) and her second husband, Carl E. Cochran (1998).
Funeral services for Mary K. Cochran will be Monday, October 24, 2016, 10:45 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park
She graduated from St. Raymond Grade School, St. Francis Academy and attended the College of St. Francis until ultimately receiving a Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern Business College.
Mary worked at the Rockdale Navy Yards during World War II for 5 years in Security. She became a Dictaphone Operator for Hartford Accident & Indemnity, Chicago until she and Don started their family.
They moved to Atlanta, Georgia and then Charlotte, North Carolina, returning to Joliet in 1962 when she gained employment as a Dictaphone Operator at Saint Joseph Hospital until she retired in 1984 from the Medical Records Department.
Mary Kathryn was a member of Our Lady of Angels Auxiliary and volunteered at the gift shop as well as being an election judge for many years. She also enjoyed volunteering at Saint Joseph Hospital gift shop for many years.
Survived by her son, Jeffery M. (Barbara) Wallace; daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Wallace; three grandchildren, Anna Wallace, Benjamin Wallace and Mark (Melissa) Wallace.
Preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Ruth Feehan, her son, Brian Wallace, first husband, Don M. Wallace (1963) and her second husband, Carl E. Cochran (1998).
Funeral services for Mary K. Cochran will be Monday, October 24, 2016, 10:45 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park
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