MARY JANE MITCHELL1921 - 2014Mary Jane Mitchell died peacefully in her 94th year at Christie Gardens long term care facility on May 19, 2014. She was a loving mother to her four children: Ann DiLouie, John Mitchell (Barbara), Martha Windich (Steve), Joseph Mitchell and her daughter-in-law Margaret Mitchell. She was a devoted grandmother to her 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She was sorely missed by her husband of 68 years, Jack Mitchell and will continue to be missed by her family. Mary Jane was born in Fort Worth, Texas, March 23, 1921, where her parents John and Ethel Koons, who lived in Cincinnati, Ohio were covering the Texas oil boom for a Cincinnati newspaper. She grew up and was educated in Cincinnati, graduating with a science degree from the University of Cincinnati before completing post-graduate work at Smith College. Mary Jane met her future husband Jack Mitchell in Honey Harbour while on a family vacation. The chance meeting blossomed into romance. They were engaged in 1940 and married after the war on December 1, 1945. She was a member of the Badminton and Racquet Club and the Toronto Hunt Club. Mary Jane had a happy, active social life with her husband of 68 years, Jack. A joint Memorial Service to commemorate the lives of Mary Jane and Jack Mitchell will be held at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Visitation Centre, 375 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Toronto (east gate entrance, north of St. Clair Ave.) on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. A reception will follow the service at the Visitation Centre. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.