St. Mary's of the Presentation Church Cemetery
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(Geneva, Indiana)
Fund Est. April 2008
Grants from this designated endowment fund provide funding for maintenance and operations for the St. Mary's of the Presentation Church, Geneva, Indiana.
Mary is family to James and Betty Moran who are also featured with a fund in the ACCF (please see Moran, James and Betty / St. Mary's of the Presentation Church).
Mary Hertel's family was among the Irish, her great grandparents, parents, who settled in Jefferson Township in the mid 1800s, her grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who lived in the area. For Mary
, walking the cemetery at St. Mary's Church was like looking through the family album; seeing the names of the family members brought back many memories. Her childhood roots are in Adams County, Indiana. Living in Jefferson Township for many years, later she served as a social worker for 31 years with the Division of Family and Children Services for Allen County. She is very compassionate and mindful that many of our citizens’ need help for food, clothing, shelter, and medical care. She has been a member of Ft. Wayne’s St. Mary’s parish for more than 30 years and knows the beneficial impact that parish has on its community.
Mary is a graduate of Ball State University with a BS and MA in Education. She retains a strong connection to Adams County through her farm in Jefferson Township. Her farm, located in the Irish Settlement area east of Geneva has been in the family since 1874.
Richard found his way to Indiana through his job at ITT in Fort Wayne. He studied mathematics and physics at Lewis and Clark College in Portland Oregon (BA) and earned an MS in Applied Physics from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. During his 33-year career, Richard applied his science skills to commercial and aerospace projects.
Since the cemetery at St. Mary's of the Presentation Catholic Church is the fainal resting place for many of Mary's relatives and also their friends and neighbors, this endowment fund was a fitting memorial for them, their contribution to Adams County and in particular to St. Mary's Church (Geneva) was generous. As the great granddaughter of Thomas and Anna, Mary was pleased to establish this fund to help preserve St. Mary's of the Presentation Catholic Church Cemetery and to continue their legacy by remembering people who settled in Adams County, Indiana.