Advertisement

Mary Esther <I>Munroe</I> Tennant

Advertisement

Mary Esther Munroe Tennant

Birth
Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Death
12 Apr 2013 (aged 81)
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Cremated Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Mary E Munroe
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1932
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1940: Hibbing, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 917 East Howard Street
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 3
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: Hibbing, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: none
Census place: Hibbing, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1956; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 69-74A
Date: 10 Apr 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Mary E Munroe
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: 1932
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1950: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Address: Saint Catherine College
Marital status: single (never married)
Living on farm: no
Occupation: none
Class of worker: other
Census place: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Date: 24 Apr 1950

Obituary from the Michaelson Funeral Home dated 13 Apr 2013:
Mary M. Tennant of Owatonna passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was 81.
Mary Munroe Tennant was born May 17, 1931 in Hibbing, Minnesota the daughter of Yost and Catherine (Collins) Munroe. She graduated from Hibbing High School in 1949 and then attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth where she received her teaching degree. Mary taught elementary school in Circle Pines. Mary was married to Robert Tennant, Jr. and the couple moved to Owatonna in 1959. In 1987, they moved to Arkansas and in 1997 to Phoenix before returning to Owatonna in 2007.
Mary loved her grandchildren and loved to talk and spend time with them. She had such a way of knowing the grandchildren's interest and was always very supportive to what they enjoyed doing. She enjoyed playing bridge, reading and travel.
Mary is survived by her five children: Robert (and Julie O'Brien) Tennant of Lake Elmo; Judy Tennant of Savage; Tom (and Terry) Tennant of Owatonna; David Tennant of Myrtle Beach, SC; Charlie (and Heather) Tennant of Tucson, AZ; 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
A celebration of Mary's life and reception will be at Michaelson Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. There will be a time to share memories with family and friends at 6:30 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Steele County Food Shelf.

Children:
(1) Robert Hamilton Tennant III
(2) Judith Catherine Tennant
(3) Thomas Munroe Tennant
(4) John Williams Tennant
(5) David Collins Tennant
(6) Charles Williams Tennant.
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Mary E Munroe
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1932
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1940: Hibbing, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Address: 917 East Howard Street
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 3
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: Hibbing, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: none
Census place: Hibbing, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1956; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 69-74A
Date: 10 Apr 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Mary E Munroe
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: 1932
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1950: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Address: Saint Catherine College
Marital status: single (never married)
Living on farm: no
Occupation: none
Class of worker: other
Census place: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Date: 24 Apr 1950

Obituary from the Michaelson Funeral Home dated 13 Apr 2013:
Mary M. Tennant of Owatonna passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She was 81.
Mary Munroe Tennant was born May 17, 1931 in Hibbing, Minnesota the daughter of Yost and Catherine (Collins) Munroe. She graduated from Hibbing High School in 1949 and then attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth where she received her teaching degree. Mary taught elementary school in Circle Pines. Mary was married to Robert Tennant, Jr. and the couple moved to Owatonna in 1959. In 1987, they moved to Arkansas and in 1997 to Phoenix before returning to Owatonna in 2007.
Mary loved her grandchildren and loved to talk and spend time with them. She had such a way of knowing the grandchildren's interest and was always very supportive to what they enjoyed doing. She enjoyed playing bridge, reading and travel.
Mary is survived by her five children: Robert (and Julie O'Brien) Tennant of Lake Elmo; Judy Tennant of Savage; Tom (and Terry) Tennant of Owatonna; David Tennant of Myrtle Beach, SC; Charlie (and Heather) Tennant of Tucson, AZ; 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
A celebration of Mary's life and reception will be at Michaelson Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. There will be a time to share memories with family and friends at 6:30 PM. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Steele County Food Shelf.

Children:
(1) Robert Hamilton Tennant III
(2) Judith Catherine Tennant
(3) Thomas Munroe Tennant
(4) John Williams Tennant
(5) David Collins Tennant
(6) Charles Williams Tennant.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement