Jennie Mather

Jennie Mather was born on December 17, 1924 to Slovenian immigrants John and Mary Volk, In Cleveland Ohio.  She passed her 100 years Birthday by five days.  Her siblings Richard Volk and Alice Volk Potvin predeceased her.  She leaves behind four devastated children: Mary-jo, John (Rose Perri), Susan, and Timothy, grandchildren Cooper(Siren), Kenna, Lindsey (Sam Rodriguez), Jack and Scott Mather, and Her only great grandchild, Stella Blue Rodriguez.  She Also leaves behind sister-in-law Ruth Mather, and nephews Alan and Donald, and nieces Amy Mather and Dannielle Potvin Curran.

An accomplished student, after High School graduation she was hired in a top security position for The Atomic Energy Commission and The Manhattan Project.  She also worked for General Motors and The University of Michigan School of Engineering.  Jennie was also a runway model for various clothing lines. 

After marrying Donald E. Mather, she supported her husband as he completed law school at the University of Michigan, typing his handwritten law school notes every evening.  After law school they moved to suburban Detroit, where Mr. Mather established a well-respected law firm, and Mary-jo was born.  After three additional children arrived, Jennie continued to support her husbands business endeavors by performing all the bookkeeping, billing and tax preparation, and tending to tenant matters for their investment properties.  

After settling in the countryside in Washington Michigan, where they lived for 45 years, Jennie devoted herself selflessly to her children by good naturedly allowing hockey pucks in the freezer, attending four children's band and choral concerts, hockey, tennis, and track meets, standing in line for Led Zeppelin tickets during the school day in a frigid Michigan winter and by encouraging any chosen educational goals.

Her own interests included watching tennis, especially the Slovenian players, playing bridge, dancing, gardening, politics, and music, about which she was passionate.  She enjoyed singing to the end of her life while residing for eighteen years at Roland Park Place.

Her strongest wish was to see further efforts to control gun use, increased voters rights, gender and racial equality and inclusion for a kinder world.

Should anyone wish to remember her, please consider a donation to:

Church of the Redeemer, Friends of Music

5603 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD  21210

redeemerbaltimore.org

Or to any organization that supports Human Rights, regardless of gender, race, religion or natural origin.