Mary Vereb Hautanen

Mary Vereb Hautanen, age 93, of Sarasota, Florida died on September 24th at the Brookdale Phillippi Creek Assisted Living in Sarasota. She was born on June 30th, 1930, in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, graduating from Leechburg Area High School and later from the St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, becoming a registered nurse. Mrs. Hautanen relocated to Washington, DC where she worked, among other places, at the Washington Clinic in Friendship Heights, Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital and the medical practice of Drs. Howard Mott and William Stone in Arlington, VA. In 1959 she met and married FCC attorney Edward Hautanen. The couple moved to Falls Church, Virginia in 1968, remaining there until they retired to Sarasota in 1986. The Hautanens joined St. Thomas More Catholic Church–among other groups Mrs. Hautanen was a member of the parish’s Crafty Ladies. She was also a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas in Alexandria, Virginia, remaining a lifetime member until her death. Even after moving to Florida, she continued to root for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mrs. Hautanen also volunteered at the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen and was a member of the Coral Cove Book Club and the Friends of Finland. In 2019 she moved into Brookdale Phillippi Creek where she was well-loved by staff and residents alike. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph Vereb and Mary Kozma Vereb Bartha, her husband, Edward Hautanen, sister Irene Vereb Kepics and brother Joseph Vereb. Surviving her are her daughter Jane Hautanen of Washington, DC, sister-in-law Elizabeth Steinwand of Ahmeek, MI, cousin Michael Vereb of Pemberton, NJ, nephews Leonard (Jane) Vereb and Sean Vereb of Vandergrift, PA, niece Dianne (Kevin) James of Ford City, PA and several great nieces and nephews. Funeral mass will take place on Thursday, December 7th at 9:30 AM at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 2506 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota, FL. The family suggests making memorial donations the animal charity of your choice or to the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Kavanaugh #54 to assist members unable to pay their dues: 407 Princess St., Alexandria, VA 22314

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Mary Vereb Hautanen

June 30, 1930 - September 24, 2023