MaryEllen Powell's Obituary
MaryEllen Powell (Daugherty), of Land O Lakes, FL, USA passed away on October 1st, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa at age 65.
MaryEllen was born on December 9th, 1959 in Brooklyn, NY to Julia and James Daugherty.
She graduated from Oceanside High School, NY in 1977 and later attended St Petersburg Junior College where she studied Business Administration.
On September 20th, 1995 she married Mark Powell and they recently celebrated 30 years of marriage, renewing their vows at Sandals in Barbados.
MaryEllen worked as an Executive Assistant for 10 years at Nokia in Largo, Tampa and England and Homemaker as MaryEllen and Mark moved from Chicago to San Jose and then Seattle before settling in Florida in 2024.
She loved to travel with Mark and they made many trips far and wide in North America, Europe, Egypt and Australia. She also loved to organize, particularly in her own home and in homes of friends. And to decorate for Halloween and Christmas, with her Halloween parties known for being legendary.
She is survived by her Husband Mark, Twin brother John (Rosie), Sisters Joann (Don), Ginna (Mel) and Diane and brother Jimmy (Missy). She was loved by many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on Weds 8th October at Trinity Memorial Gardens, 12609 Memorial Drive, Trinity, FL 34655. The Memorial service will be 6-7p and celebration of life 7-9p. Visitation will be 5-6p (Family visitation is 4-5p). There will be a livestream of the Memorial service, details to follow.
To view service via livestream, please click the link below:
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