Mary Lux Northrup

Mary Lux Northrup, age 97, gently passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Las Fuentes Resort Village in Prescott, Arizona. She was born on December 9, 1917, in Passaic, New Jersey, to her parents John Philip and Jenny Belle (Cockefair) Lux. Mary’s beloved husband Francis B. ‘Frank’ Northrup, Jr., whom she married in Nutley, New Jersey, on March 15, 1940, preceded her in death in 1984. She is survived by all five of their children and spouses: Francis B. ‘Ben’ (Cynthia Collins) Northrup, IV, Michael A. ‘Mike’ (Kay Plassman) Northrup, Miranda N. ‘Randy’ (John) Cook, John P. (Sylvia Horton) Northrup, and Richard B. ‘Dick’ (Patricia Mannino) Northrup; 13 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren. Mary was a gracious, vibrant, and friendly lady, interested in everyone she met, and devoted to every friend. As a graduate of the McDowell Designing and Dressmaking School in New York City, she always enjoyed clothing design and was a gifted sewing teacher. She was a dedicated family caregiver, and a willing volunteer, always busy in church and community activities beginning as the youth choir director at the Franklin Dutch Reformed Church in Nutley. She later served as a Cub Scout Den Mother, being one of the first women to receive the Scouters A Award, and also as a Campfire Girls Leader in West Milton, Ohio. Her public service continued through countless church activities and community activities in Howell, Michigan; Lakewood, Ohio; and finally Prescott, Arizona. Mary especially cherished her lifelong memberships in the Order of the Eastern Star and the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. She loved to travel, taking great pleasure in visiting friends and relatives everywhere in the USA. All her life she greatly enjoyed being outdoors: flower gardening, hunting for wildflowers, bird watching, hiking, camping, and exploring nature – traits she instilled in all her children and grandchildren.

Cemetery:
Following the Memorial service the family will gather for a private graveside service at the Lakeview Cemetery in Howell.

Service:
The second memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 23 at 11:00 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church of Howell, Michigan, with Rev. George H. Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the service begins. Howell Chapter #372 Order of the Eastern Star will conduct a funeral ceremony for the family prior to the visitation.