Mary D. Chiles, 61, of Saginaw Minn. and formerly of Superior, died Sunday August 31, 2014 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth.

Mary was born in Superior on Mar. 6, 1953 the daughter of Josephine and David Lucia, Sr.

She was a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and she had worked at the Fond du Luth Casino.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, John Chiles; her parents; brothers, George Martineau and Charles Josephson; a sister, Carol Jacobson; nephew, George Josephson; and numerous aunts and uncles.

She is survived by her children, Richard (Sharon) Lucia of Duluth and Tina (James) Bushell of Saginaw; grandchildren, Larry, Ricky, John, Sierra, Alexandria, Devon, Noraini, James Jr., Anakin and one on the way; a brother, David (Shawn) Lucia Jr. of Hopkins, Minn.; and many special nieces and nephews.

Her visitation will be on Thursday Sept. 4th from 5-7 p.m. and continue on Friday Sept. 5th from 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Downs Funeral Home, corner of 19th and Ogden Ave. in Superior. Fr. Andrew P. Ricci of Cathedral of Christ the King will officiate.

The family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Lorraine Turner and to the staff of the Solvay Hospice House for the wonderful care of Mary and her family.