Mary Jane Corrigan

1926 - 2011  (85 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Corrigan
  Born	27 Apr 1926	Ashland, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Aug 2011	Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin   [1]
  Person ID	I1306	Peter Duffy (1791) Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Maurice Earl Corrigan,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Sanborn, Ashland County, WI ,   d. 25 Mar 1990, Kingsford, Michigan  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Agnes C. Braatz,   b. 4 Feb 1903, Mellon, Price Co., WI ,   d. 9 Apr 1998, Merrill, WI  (Age 95 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1923	Iron Mountain, Michigan
  Family ID	F449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Zalewski,   b. 9 Dec 1921, Milwaukee, Milwaukee ,   d. 18 Apr 1999, Cedaburg, Wisconsin  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1947	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA
  Children	1. Mark Patrick Zalewski   2. John Robert Zalewski   3. Barbara Jean Zalewski
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Obituary. Obituary, Mary Jane Zalewski (nee Corrigan), The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 11 Aug 2011. Mary Jane Zalewski Mary Jane Zalewski (nee Corrigan), formerly of Cedarburg, was reunited with her beloved husband Richard on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. For the past 7 years she had been a resident at Clement Manor in Greenfield. She was 85 years old. Mary Jane, the daughter of Maurice and Agnes Braatz Corrigan, was born in Ashland, WI, on April 27, 1926, and grew up in Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan. She moved to Milwaukee after High School where she was employed at the Weyenburg Shoe Company. On October 11, 1947 she married Richard Zalewski and the couple moved to Cedarburg in 1955. During their 51 years of marriage, Mary Jane and Richard raised 3 children - Mark (Evonne) Zalewski of Greendale, John (Sharon) Zalewski of Saukville, and Barbara (James) Johnson of Bayside. She is further survived by seven grandchildren; Wendy (Greg) Serafin, Michael (Stephanie Yakobina) Zalewski, Eric (Jaime) Zalewski, Brian (Darcy) Zalewski and Joel (Ali) Zalewski, Lauren and Rebecca Johnson. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren; Zach and Connor Serafin and Aaron, Adam and Aerissa Zalewski, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Mary Jane loved to celebrate her Irish Heritage and was very close to her twin brother Tom, younger brother George, and sisters, Shirley and Patricia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard. A devoted wife and mother, Mary Jane also worked part-time at the Cedarburg Red Owl, Montgomery Ward, and Coffee Pot Restaurant - where she brightened the days of everyone she met. Mary Jane was a member of St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church for many years, belonging to the Women's Guild and the St. Ann's Society. She also enjoyed doing crafts, especially crocheting, quilting, knitting, and other needle work. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 17th at 12 PM at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church North, 1375 Covered Bridge Road in Cedarburg with Father Dan Janasik officiating. Mary Jane will be laid to rest next to her husband Richard in St. Francis Borgia Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 17th at the CHURCH from 10 AM until 12 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to the Clement Manor Evergreen Unit or Assisted Living Center, 3939 S. 92nd St., Greenfield, WI 53228. The Eernisse Funeral Home, Cedarburg is assisting the family.