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Mary Jane Porter

To say Mary Jane Porter, née Boggs, born in county Donegal, Northern Island, 1911, was a loving and caring and kind and faithful and strong and good woman would be an understatement of the highest degree. One only has to scan the obituary page of any newspaper to find words like these commonly used to describe the deceased. For Mary Jane Porter, who recently ascended March 17, 2011, these words will simply not suffice. I could, without pause, elaborate on the softness of her Irish eyes, her ever-pleasant, joyful demeanor, and her undying devotion to God, and to those she loved. I could, with ease, fill 1,000+ pages from margin to margin with stories and examples and memories of her selflessness, of the boldness of her youth, her contentment, her graceful aging, and her many triumphs as wife, mother, grandmother. The truth is nothing ever written could communicate what it was like to know and love, or to be known and to be loved by Mary Jane Porter, and believe me, she loved. Perhaps that is the best thing anyone could say about her and about her life, though even this, compared to the experience of truly knowing and loving this extraordinary woman, is insufficient. She will be dearly, dearly missed by all of those fortunate and blessed enough who did. "

Mary Jane was preceded in death by her love, James. She leaves behind her loving son, Jim, daughter in law, PJ, and her beloved grandsons, James and Jonathan.

A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543 at 11 a.m. Family and friends will be received at the Funeral Home before the service from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Burial will be private at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Lancaster County PO Box 4125 Lancaster PA 17604.

To send an online condolence or more information please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory 717-560-5100

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Dear PJ and Family,
i am so sorry to hear about MaryJane. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers at this time. It is so sad that your family has lost a great woman, she was so sweet and special(although you already know that). She definitely touched my heart and I am so glad that i had the chance to know her. I enjoyed our times together and will miss our talks, especially when we talked about the Phillies and the Flyers.
Although i was no longer working at the hair salon, i thought of her often and missed her smile(and that twinkle in her eyes).
Again, I am so sorry for your loss and will continue to hold her in my heart.

My Deepest Condolences,

Lisa Slaymaker(from Prime Time Hair Salon)

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