Mary Alice Greenberg

Mary Alice (Norton) Greenberg, of Allenton, Michigan died on July 20, 2020. She was born in Detroit on May 15, 1946 to Gladys (St. Pierre) and Michael Emmett Norton, Sr., the youngest of four children. She grew up in St. Clair Shores and Harrison Township and graduated from L'Anse Creuse High School in 1964. Mary was married to Daniel Lyle Greenberg in 1965, and they achieved 55 years together as of June 12, 2020. She was a devout Catholic and a long-time member of St. Thecla Catholic Church in Clinton Township. Dan and Mary lived in Harrison Township and Macomb Township before moving to their happy white house in the country in Allenton. It was in these houses, along with their cottage in Hawks, MI that Mary and Dan created a legacy for and with their family: the places where they celebrated Christmas, Easter and birthdays, had cookie exchanges, egg hunts, barbecues, badminton tournaments and movie days. After staying home with her young children, Mary worked as a secretary for St. Mary's School in Mt. Clemens, but worked the majority of her career at Lakeview Public School's Ardmore Elementary in St. Clair Shores. Mary will be remembered by friends for her sense of humor, her kind and generous heart and her ability to make everyone, at any age, feel special and heard, because she would remember the small details. Her family will remember her as the light of their lives, the planner who made every event memorable and the magnetic force that created the familial closeness they share today. She will also be remembered for trips up north, her thoughtful surprise gifts and her adventurous spirit, particularly during her casino and shopping trips. They will miss her inner MacGyver, her mad crocheting and sewing skills, her snarky responses to ridiculous media, being with her at Anchor Bay varsity football and basketball games and the every day love she bestowed upon those closest to her. They will feel her presence on the beach up north, when they see hummingbirds and any time someone says, "I know a guy," or "I'll see you soon." They look forward to playing Pit and Yahtzee, watching Little Women and having a Heineken or a glass of Jack with her when they are reunited. Mary is preceded in death by her parents and her in-laws, Lyle and Geraldine Greenberg and brothers-in-law, Dewar Bosel and Larry Greenberg. She is survived by her husband Daniel and her two children: Dannette (Matt) Simon and Derrek (Virginia) Greenberg and five grandchildren: Amanda, Emma, Joshua, Katherine and Ryan. She is also survived by her siblings, Michael Emmett Norton Jr., Gladys Bosel, and John (NanSea) Norton, her sister-in-law Sandi Greenberg and her brothers-in-law, William (Bev) Greenberg and Gary Greenberg and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. She will also be well-remembered by numerous friends and former colleagues.

Mary Alice Greenberg

May 15, 1946 - July 20, 2020