Mary Code

Madison - Mary Guild Code, age 88, died at Hebron Oaks at Oakwood Village West, on Thursday, August 11, 2011. She was born on February 15, 1923 in Chicago to Merritt and Edith (Miller) Guild. Mary graduated from the University of Chicago in 1943, the same year she married Arthur D. Code, her husband of 65 years. She received her Master's degree in Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago. Mary was employed by Children's Service Society of Wisconsin, and Catholic Social Services, Madison, and worked in the field of adoptions for over 30 years. After retiring, she and her husband, an astrophysicist, moved to Tucson to be among the initial residents of Academy Village. They returned to Madison in October 2007 to live at Oakwood Village.

Mary is survived by her four children, Alan (Mina), Douglas (Sara), Edith (Svend) and David (Karin); and six grandchildren, Kim and Thomas (Edith), and Kjartan, Larena, Mai Elise and Astrid (David); and her sister, Sally Ball. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur, brother William M. Guild, and parents.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Aug 21 at 3 pm in the Nakoma Room at Heritage Oaks, Oakwood Village, 6205 Mineral Pt Rd, Madison. There is an online memorial page where people can contribute memories, comments, links and photos: facebook.com/groups/marycode

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the following: The Arthur and Mary Code Fund, UW Foundation, 1848 University Ave., Madison, WI 53726; Oakwood Village Foundation, 6205 Mineral Pt Rd, Madison, WI 53705; First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Dr, Madison, WI 53705; or HospiceCare Foundation Inc., 5395 E. Cheryl Pkwy, Madison, WI 53711. For those wishing to make online donations please see the Facebook page.

The family wishes to express their gratitude both to the staff of Hebron Oaks Skilled Nursing and the team at HospiceCare for their excellent care and kindness.