LANCASTER – Born at home in Lancaster on Monday, July 12, 1937 to William Henry Lee I and Lila Rose (Cly) Conrad, Mary grew up only knowing Lancaster as home. She spent her younger years off Lincoln Avenue where her parents owned and operated a grocery store. Later, after her father purchased land where the current Tallmadge Elementary sits positioned, she and her family moved into the house he built for his family. After Mary graduated from the Lancaster High School in 1955, she went to Ohio University to earn a degree in teaching. She, and her sister, Pat, taught in the Lancaster schools. She went on to earn her master’s in teaching and taught for 31 years at West School. Mary enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, and spending time with her family.