WERNER - Mary Werner, 89, wife of Colonel Crowell B. Werner, passed away February 08, 2009. She was born January 01, 1920 in Dayton, Ohio to Oscar Benjamin and Ella Giele Reemelin. Mary graduated from Oakwood High School and Western University. In May 1946 she married her husband and spent twenty five years as a military wife at various Air Force bases throughout the U.S., including Kirtland AFB from 1965-1968. Upon her husband's retirement in 1971 they returned permanently to Albuquerque. She was an active golfer and bridge player at Tanoan Country Club and was a band member of the Daughters of the Nile. Survivors include her loving husband; three sons, Michael and wife Jo Karen, Derby, KS, Lt. Col (AF retired) Patrick, Waltham, MA, Jeffery A. and wife Susan Lasko, Santa Cruz, CA; brother, Robert E. Reemelin, Dayton, OH; and four granddaughters; plus four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother Benjamin G. Reemelin of Oak Park, FL. In lieu of flowers the family has established a memorial fund with the Ballot Abyad Shrine Transportation Fund, 6600 Zuni SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Services have been entrusted to:
Daniels Family Funeral Services
7601 Wyoming Blvd, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 821-0010