She was named after her mother, so she always went by her middle name -- Maureen Born February 9, 1930 in Grand Rapids Mich. Died December 21, 2013 at the Mandrin House, 3675 Solomons Island Road. Harwood, MD 20776 Maureen had a wonderful relationship with her father and her eyes would always light up when she talked about him. Her relationship with her mother was cold and difficult. Maureen always felt that her mom favored her brothers. Maureen always wanted to go to college but her parents refused to help, repeating a common belief at the time; that girls don’t need to go to college because they get married. They lived at 840 Ogden Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022 Maureen’s difficult relationship with her mother only grew worse as she got older. Her older sister Joyce had the same problems with their mother and had moved to Washington DC to live with her spinster aunt named Eva. At the age of 16 Maureen had enough and asked to leave Benton Harbor and move in with...
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