Mary Hintzman

Carmel, IN – Mary A. Hintzman, 97, passed away on June 13, 2023. Mary was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduated from Victoria College, The University of Toronto, and attended the University of Wisconsin where she met Arthur Hintzman. They married and were together for 64 years. They raised their family in Madison, WI, Lansing, MI, Arlington, VA, Springfield and Rochester, IL. After her husband’s passing she moved to Carmel to be closer to family. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Rose Chamberlain; brother Arthur Chamberlain, and husband Arthur Hintzman. Left to carry on her memory are two sons, David (Rosie, Henderson, NV) and Doug (Deon, Deming, WA), two daughters, Catherine Jones (Bruce, New York City) and Christine Owens (Bill, Fishers, IN); and three grandchildren, Macy, Zane and Avery Hintzman. Mary was a selfless, humble woman and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She encouraged her children in their education, sports, music lessons, children’s theater, 4-H, and Scouts, driving countless miles to practices, rehearsals, and meetings and volunteering for the associated organizations. Mary was a kind-hearted and compassionate person, thinking of others first and giving of herself. Mary started to volunteer for Meals on Wheels in the 1970s. In the 1990s she was the coordinator for Meals on Wheels in Springfield and was recognized with two awards: Volunteer of the Year by the Springfield Red Cross and Service to Mankind by the Springfield Sertoma clubs for her significant and meritorious service. After her husband suffered a stroke, she became his caregiver for 15 years, helping him to continue to live a full life until his passing. She was very active in the churches she attended and was a member of Church Women United. She was still volunteering at a Carmel church into her 90s. Mary touched the lives of many people and will be remembered for her thoughtfulness. Helping others gave purpose to Mary’s life. Mary was cremated and her ashes along with those of her husband will be laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead, WI, at a later date.