Mary C. Greytak

Friendly and witty would describe Mary Cox Greytak (nee Duitz), 102, who passed away on May 28, 2024, in Seal Beach, CA. She was born on April 28, 1922 in Jeffersonville, Indiana to Leo and Mary Duitz. The third of four girls, Mary had a wonderful childhood. After high school she attended secretarial school and became a reporter for the Jeffersonville Times.

While volunteering for the USO Mary met J. Claude Cox in Jeffersonville, Indiana. They married October, 1945.

Immediately after the wedding they moved to El Monte, Ca to live with his parents.

Later, they moved to Baldwin Park, CA and were blessed with a son, Wayne Bruce. Forty months later they welcomed their daughter, Dee Mary.

Mary was an office manager for State Farm, a job she loved for 50 years. Mary and Claude were active square dancers and had many leadership responsibilities with their club. After retiring, traveling was their focus. With a fifth wheel trailer and a sense of adventure they visited all 49 states. At the passing of her wonderful husband in September 1983, Mary moved to Orange to live with her daughter. In 1999 Mary moved to Leisure World mutual 9. Mary joined the cribbage club where she met many friends and her future husband, Roger Wieber She shared 18 months with this friendly, personable, romantic man. They were active in many LW activities before Roger’s passing in 2002.

Widowhood was not God’s plan and while attending cribbage club she met and married Gary Greytak. Mary and Gary had a wonderful time together in LW. They attended Holy Family Church, Friendly Couples, served Meals on Wheels, had mutual director responsibilities, and of course they were officers in the cribbage club. They aged with grace calling his oxygen machine Jezebel and her walker George. Making light of hard things was their way of carrying burdens.

Mary loved her family. Celebrating together was a high priority and balancing a spoon on your nose was a family tradition at many gathering.

Mary leaves behind daughter, Dee (Brian) daughter-in-law Sue, a sister, Alice Joy. Three granddaughters Stephanie, Wendy, Kelly and four great-grandchildren Lance, Ryan, Mitchell and Rachel. Mary was preceded in death by husbands; Claude, Roger, Gary, son Wayne, sisters Dorothy and Leola.

Services for Mary will be held on June 29 at 11:00am at Holy Family Church in LW. A Celebration of Life will follow the service at Community Church of LW.

In lieu of flowers donations made be made in memory of Mary Greyak to the United Service Organization (USO) P.O. Box 96860 Washington, DC 20077-7677