Memorial

Mary D. Cosman, 90, of Marion passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 at The Villages at Marion. Per Mary’s wishes a private family funeral service will be held at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with an entombment following in the mausoleum.

Mary Cosman was born in 1923, to parents that were Greek Immigrants.  Graduating from the Rochester School of Nursing in the late 1940’s, she moved to Los Angeles, California.  It was an amazing time to be on the West Coast!  In her career she gave medicine to Clark Gable while he was in the hospital in the early 60’s, and turned down dinner with Buddy Hackett in the 1970’s, (while waiting for her car in a muffler shop).  She also regaled her nephews and nieces with stories such as the time that actress Betty White came to her workplace for a filming.  What a great time to be in Los Angeles, California, in a long varied life!  Mary was a distinct personality to our family and will be forever cherished for her Aunt qualities in taking her family to all the California hot spots in the 60’s and 70’s, including Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Pacific Pallisades, Griffith Observatory, Sea World of California, and the Los Angeles zoo, to name a few.  She always had time during summer vacations for her family to come visit sunny southern California, from the cold confines of Iowa, and the family roots she moved from.  She was loved and will be missed by all of us who were lucky to call her Aunt Mary.

Survivors include her nephew, Daniel K. Cosman and wife Cris of Marion; nieces Denise Yochum and Pamela Cosman; sister-in-law, Verda Cosman all of Cedar Rapids; great nephews, Joshua and wife Bethanie (great great niece Gwendolyn) of Nashville, TN; Cory Cosman of Marion; Jason Beauregard (Rachel), James Yochum and great great nieces Sarah and Mariska all of Cedar Rapids.

The family extends special appreciation and thanks to Hospice of Mercy, Hospice Compassus, and all the fine people at the Villages of Marion who made Mary’s later years happy.  Thanks are also given to her friends at First United Methodist Church in Marion, where she enjoyed playing domino’s.