Mary Ellen Foy (nee Devitt) of Huntley, died in her home on April 9, 2020.
Mary was born on February 19, 1931 in Chicago.
Mary was loved by everyone who knew her. She loved to have company and could often be found entertaining her friends and family. Mary was fond of laughter and talking. Her favorite activities include baking, arts & crafts, and making flower arrangements.
Mary is survived by her 7 children, her 19 grandchildren, her 22 great-grandchildren, Joseph (Randi) Foy, Cindy (Ted) Horan, Jim (Lois) Foy, Mary (Art) Wagg, Jeff (Liz) Foy, John (Lynn) Foy, and Jerry (Maria) Foy, Greg (Lynn), Justin, Kimberly (Greg), Tim (Milandy), James Paul (Jill), Jennifer, Jim Jr. (Joanne), Chris (Meghan), Matthew, Jessica (Bart), Dana (Adriane), Roxy (Tim), Neil (Maggie), Josh, Shaelynn, Amber, Jason, Ashley, and Jordan, , Kyle, Jacob, Lucas, Mike, Georgi, Elliot, Chase, Brooke, Brett, Lydia, Jolie, Maeve, Aiden, Charlotte, Juliette, Alexa, Morgan, Joey, Johnny, Ashton, and Jeffery, her sister-in-law Tess, and her beloved pets, her dog Molly and cat Samantha.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Gordon Foy, her siblings, Rita (Tom), Liz (Paul), Chick (Josephine), and her siblings in law, Bud, Ruth (Sid), Bill (Marie), and Bob (Dot).
Mary’s family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to John Foy for caring for his mother for the past eleven years.
No services are planned at this time.
For further information please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
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You were the heart and sole of the Foy Family. You created a beautiful family that I will forever be grateful for. You are with grandpa now. I hope you are dancing up there grams. I will see you again some day. I love you with all my heart Rest In Peace beautiful ????
Aunt Mary, your were a beautiful, loving and uplifting spirit in our family. We are so blessed that your were a part of our family. I will miss you always. Love you Denise
I love you, always. Until we meet again. Thank you for showing me and teaching me what love truly means.
Thank You for the unrelenting care and love that you gave to Mom, The Matriarch of The Family!
Mary you are always very kind to me at work and always made me laugh. Your light in this world will be missed. Rest in Peace. Love The Burke family.
To the family, a great loss of a great life. My prayers are with you all. To Aunt Mary, love you forever.
So many things about you that I will never forget. Your voice, your laugh, your smile, your hugs. I loved listening to the stories you would tell us about when my Dad and his siblings were growing up. I loved that lamp you had that would play music we would sit in the porch and you’d let us press it over and over. I loved coming to your house to see you on the weekends. Candy canes on your Christmas tree, snickers hidden in the tin. The Christmas cookies hidden in the cellar tasted as good down there as in your ever rearranging living room. Kitty and kitty kitty hiding inside your dining room chairs. Your beautiful wedding picture hanging I admired it every time I went upstairs. You were beautiful inside and out. I could write a book full of memories with you. You’ve been there to support all of us through graduations, weddings, and welcoming your great grandchildren with a smile and an open heart. When I think of you I think of love, happiness, strength, and family. At 33 I’m so lucky to have had you in my life for so long. To have so many memories that I will treasure forever. Keep them laughing up there you always made sure we did. This isn’t goodbye, it’s until we meet again. Until then you’re here in my heart. You’re all around me with every memory. You’ll be at every holiday in the beautiful family you created with every laugh and hug. I hope they have pink ladies in Heaven you deserve the world and I better hear a “What the shit?!” If they don’t! Thank you for being you. Love you forever.
So grateful to have you as an example of what a caring loving giving person should be ! The BEST MOM EVER !!
Aunt Mary your laugh is forever etched in my memory. You smile lit up the room. You were the best friend my mom could of asked for. Thank you for all the joy you brought to those around you. You will be missed but remembered by all that knew you. All my love
Everyone will miss you so very much. You always loved me through the year’s and I so appreciated that. We last spoke for an hour and half and I’m so glad I did call you to wish you a happy birthday. You Rest In Peace now with your loving husband Gord. Till we meet again, love Nancy.
I didn't know Mary personally, inly through her daughter, Mary, who is my Aunt. She sure seemed to radiate a lot of love to all. I wish I had known her. Mary brings so much love, joy & laughter to our family. That reflects in Mary. You will be dearly missed by all. My condolences and prayers are being lifted for everyone.
There’s not even enough words to describe how much our family will miss our “glue.” You have held us together all these years with your laughter and your love. I am filled with so many great memories from my childhood to my adult years. One of the most familiar sounds of my childhood was hearing, “News radio 780 WBBM,” every morning as you spent years caring for me. You are the reason I drink coffee. I wanted to be just like you even at 4. Thank you for letting me share morning coffees (of course, more milk than coffee) and letting that continue all these years. You were always there to scratch my back until I fell asleep for a nap, you played a million games of war with me, and taught me so many valuable lessons over the years. It hit me the other day when I sat down that the things I will miss most of all are all small things. I will miss your chocolate frosted vanilla cupcakes, the peppermint dish on your end tables, the contagious laugh you had, and hearing you say, “Oh, what the shit.” I will miss your presence, but now know how much of a present it was to have you as a grandmother. Although, it’s sad for us to lose you, I know you are now at peace and finally reunited with grandpa. I am looking forward to seeing you both again someday. All my love xx
To my cousins, we loved your Mom and will miss her just as we miss your Dad and all the Aunts and Uncles we have lost. We can find some comfort in the beliefs we share: they are together again in the presence of our God. Love you for eternity, Aunt Mary. Chris & Jeff Henderson
What a wonderful person Mary was, through her laughter and kind heart. Mary made life at Mars fun and sometimes deliriously hysterical on many of our lunch breaks. She lived the best lessons of life and taught them to all she could with a smile and a gentle heart.
Never met her but she had to be a great lady to have such a nice daughter. Prayer for the whole family.
When I think of you I can only see you smiling laughing and always having a good time. You were the life of the party. You brought so much joy to so many people including myself. I loved when you would come to visit my mom. She was always so excited for those visits. I can imagine all of you up there having a party laughing dancing and having a few cocktails just like you did back in the olden days..Heaven just got a lot brighter when you arrived. Rest easy Aunt Mary... You will be missed..
Ha you know I am a slow learn so keep your Eyes on me while I try to learn how make bread without you . I will send you a piece by air mail you will always be the best in my eyes
May you Rest In Peace Mary.
So Very sorry for your loss
You were the rock to our family. I always enjoyed hearing stories about your family. It was great to hear stories about my dad and all of your kids growing up. Thank you for helping mom with me when I was a baby since I would cry all the time. Then you guys figured out I needed my formula changed. I loved our water fights when you grabbed the hose at the house on Navarre. I’m surprised that none of us were big kids with all the snickers, M & M’s and Pepsi that we had. I have a found desire of baking that I learned from you. Gram you are with Grandpa now. I will miss you everyday till we meet again!