Mary A. Schone, 90, of Washington, passed away at 4:37 am Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

She was born May 8, 1932 in Providence, RI to Terence and Alicia Vivier Moran.  She married Gordon D. Schone in Providence, RI on October 23, 1954.  He preceded her in death on September 14, 2020.  She was also preceded in death by her parents; and her two day old twin sister, Patricia.

Surviving are seven children, Terry (Sandy) Schone, Sue Schone, Mike Schone, Pat (Rick) Trost, Kevin (Teresa) Schone, Mary (Barney) Monroe, and Kenny (Angela) Schone; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Mary worked for the Peoria Journal Star before retiring.  She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and Women's Guild in Washington.  She was also a member of the St. Xavier Alumni Association.

Mary would always welcome anyone to eat at the table, and once a meal was shared with the family, you were family for life.  There are many who still call her "Mom".  She so enjoyed spending time with family and friends and will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6pm Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington.  Her funeral service will be held at 10am Friday, August 5 ^th at the funeral home.  Entombment will follow at Resurrection Mausoleum in Peoria.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Snyder Village Resident in Need Fund, or OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home.

The family would like to send a special thank you to the staff at Richard L. Owens for all of their special care.