Mary Addington Ousley, 76

1938-2015

Mary was born July 16, 1938, in Spokane, Wash., but grew up in Harrison, Idaho, where her parents' families had moved to in the early 1900s.

Mary was the daughter of Glenn W. Addington and Leone G. Wygant Addington, and sister to Glenna Ross (Al), Larry (Jan ) and Kenny (Harriet), and Judy Chatfield (Dick).

She was looking forward to a planned trip in May to see Larry, Kenny and Judy.

Mary sometimes talked about going back home to Idaho but found her home in Woodburn at Senior Estates to be a place she enjoyed, using the library to the fullest extent, sometimes reading a book a night.

Mary's joy from the time she was very small were her cat friends, and she leaves her cat friends to grieve her, too, most notably her rescued friend, Scruffy, who was true to his name.

Mary's sister, Glenna, kept a diary most of her life and talked about Mary as a small child, and her new kitten. There was rarely a time in her life and her children's lives that they did not have cats or kittens. She was known for taking in abandoned or feral cats and providing health care and sterilizing them for their own safety and health.

Mary often visited Salem's Friends of Felines to make donations and to pet and hold the cats there. After having both outdoor, and then in-and-outdoor, cats most of her life she became an advocate for keeping cats indoors.

Occasionally Mary took in a dog, for she loved them, too.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Leone; sister and brother-in-law Glenna and Al; sister-in-law Harriet and childhood friend, Cynthia Stensrud Kramer.

Mary is survived by her daughters, Diana Lindberg (Allan), Julie Swelland, Paula Ousley-Kimball (Jess) and Kathy Campbell (Paul "Buddy"); as well as former sons-in-law Walt Roberts and Bryan Swelland. Mary will be greatly missed by her grandchildren, Jamie (Allen), Sara and Timothy; great-grandchildren Riley and Wyatt; and nieces and nephews in Idaho and California. She is also survived by childhood friend, Berdeana Kroetch of Coeur d'Alene, as well as neighbors and the local dog walkers with whom she enjoyed talking to while working in her beautiful yard, a lifelong passion she inherited from her mother.

At Mary's request there will be no public funeral. The family wants to thank those who have given us a hug or a note. We appreciate it very much.

She was unexpectedly taken from us earlier than we had expected, and your friendship and love has been comforting. We miss her good humor and funny comments, and checking in on us.

The family will have a small gathering in Oregon, and later a small gathering in Idaho. Burial will be in Smyrna Cemetery in Yoder, Ore.