Mary Laura Sundberg

July 1, 1923 - November 20, 2010

OBITUARY INFORMATION: Mary Laura Sundberg Mary Laura Sundberg was born the daughter of Charles, and Gladys (Grinnell) Schmitz on Sunday, July 1, 1923 in Stewart, Minnesota. Mary grew up and attended the local schools in Stewart, graduating from Stewart High School. She went to Carlton College in Northfield, Minnesota where she earned a degree in Social work. She later attended Mankato State College earning her teaching degree. Mary worked at the University of Minnesota in St. Cloud, MN. She met John and in June of 1948 they married. They lived in Fairmont, Minnesota with their two sons. In 1965 they moved to Portland where they made their home. Mary was an elementary school teacher for over 20 years where she taught for the Portland School District. Teaching was her passion and her life. She thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also very much enjoyed traveling and listening to wonderful music while attending the Symphony. On Saturday, November 20, 2010, Mary Laura Sundberg died at home when she was eighty-seven years, four months and nineteen days of age. Surviving and left to honor her life are: her son Robert Sundberg and his wife Marian Fireman of Sherwood, her daughter-in-law Elizabeth Sundberg of Bismarck, North Dakota; four grandchildren, John Sundberg, Rebecca and her husband Scott Crossman, David Sundberg and Shauna Sundberg; three great-grandchildren, Zoey and Tyler Crossman and Brayden Sieble; and those who have come to know and appreciate her where she has lived and worked. Her husband John and son John both preceded her in death. Her Funeral Service will be Friday, November 26, at 11:00 a.m. in Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel, a Golden Rule Funeral Home. Concluding Service will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Sherwood. Chapel Viewing and Visitation hours are Friday, November 26, from 8:00 a.m. until service time at Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.attrells.com Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Humane Society c/o Attrell’s Sherwood Funeral Chapel, 16195 S.W. First Street, Sherwood, Oregon 97140.