Participant Info

Membership Number
7169
Salutation
First Name
Mary
Middle/Maiden/Previous
Last Name
Dobos
Address 1
1628 W GENESEE ST
Address 2
City
LAPEER
Zip Code
48446-1830
Phone
810-724-1216
Work Code #
Date of Birth
11/05/1924
Date of Death
05/01/2023
Deceased At Join?
No
Comments
Mary Dobos, age 98, of Imlay City, died on May 1, 2023. Mary was born on November 5, 1924, on a farm in Imlay City. She was the daughter of Wesley and Eva (O’Lary) Popa. Mary married Joseph James Dobos on September 22, 1944, at Saint Rose Church in Detroit. Mary was a life-long resident of Imlay City, except for four years during World War II when she was a “Rosie-the-Riveter” as a crew leader at the Hudson Motor Company airplane factory in Detroit. After the War, she moved back to Imlay City. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, active in the Imlay City Cub Scout program and the Imlay City High School Band Boosters. Mary worked at Vlasic Foods for 30 years as a supervisor and in the lab. She had a talent for art and became an expert in painting Ukrainian Easter eggs. Her husband passed away after 62 years of marriage in 2006. Mary was preceded in death also by her sister, Val, and brothers, Wesley and Eugene. She is survived by her son Joseph (Marjorie) Dobos of Lapeer and nephews George (Mary) Popa, John Koss, Albert, Gregory, and Dennis DeMascio, and several great nieces and nephews.
Name/Location of Company Worked
Hudson Motor Co - Detroit, MI
Dates of Work
1942-1945
Type of Work
airplane cockpits
Rosie Name if Rb or Rv
Is/Was Rosie a member of ARRA?
Yes
Contact Name (Deceased Rosie Contact)
Contact Email Address
Contact Phone Number