Mary Lou (Booth) Mariner, 86, passed away at home on Saturday, December, 29, 2018 in Port Orange, FL. She was born in Orange, NJ on March 25, 1932, the daughter of Herbert & Martha (Wilson) Booth. She was a 1950 graduate of Grover Cleveland High School in Essex Co., NJ.
Mary Lou grew up in Roseland, NJ where she wed Thomas N. Mariner, Jr. on June 30, 1951. In 1962, they moved to Manasquan, NJ where she was the owner of Mary Lou's Beauty Salon. In 1992, they relocated to Port Orange where she joined the First UM Church. She became a member of DAR in 2016.
She is survived by her husband & three children all in the Daytona Beach area: Terri Mariner (Rip Mohl), Thomas (Dana) Mariner III & Christine (Phil) Klemp; six grandchildren, Donald Struble, Nicki Tomsak, Thomas Mariner IV, Angela Mariner, Alex & Erik Klemp; great-grandchildren, Christian & Logan Tomsak. She is also survived by a brother, Howard Booth of West Caldwell, NJ.
She was preceded in death by her parents & siblings, Herb Jr. "Jim" & Harry "Al" Booth, Marci Collins & Marlene "Muffy" Bernhardt.
Arrangements will be made by Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach. Per her request, there will be no viewing. A graveside service will take place.