Mary Mittelberg Boswell

Aiken, SC – Mrs. Mary Mittelberg Boswell, 92, entered into rest October 26, 2023. The family will host a Celebration of Life reception Sunday afternoon, October 29th, from 3 until 5 o’clock at Houndslake Country Club. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon, October 30th, at 2 o’clock at St. John’s United Methodist Church with Rev. Butch Blackwell officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Interment will take place in Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, IL. Mary was born June 18, 1931, to the late Henry Gieselman and Dorothy Lillian Gladden Gieselman. She was raised in Quincy, IL, graduating from Quincy High School, and was later educated in Business Administration at the University of Iowa. Mary married her high school sweetheart, Roger Fredrick Mittelberg, and in 1953 they moved to North Augusta, SC, when he began his career with DuPont. Mary was an integral part of the North Augusta community for over 30 years and later moved to Aiken, where she continued to be involved in her community. She was a member of the North Augusta Garden Club and an active member Grace United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir. Mary served as the Executive Director of the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce for a number of years and served on a variety committees, boards, and civic organizations in North Augusta and Aiken. Mary had a vision for the growth of North Augusta and took great pride in her efforts to improve the quality of life in her community. She played an essential role in community projects including the construction of the North Augusta High School Stadium, fund raising and construction of the Nancy Carson Library, and implementing long-standing community events like the Jack-o-lantern Jubilee. In 1985, she was honored with the “Citizen of the Year” award by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and in 1986, the “Service to Mankind” award by the North Augusta Sertoma Club. During her time in Aiken, she was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. Mary was a charter member of the Aiken Symphony Guild and the Houndslake Women’s Golf Association, and an active member of P.E.O., Chapter P. She was a golf enthusiast and enjoyed playing bridge with her friends. Mary’s greatest joy in life was her family and as matriarch, led through her example of humility and grace. She truly had a servant’s heart and will be fondly remembered for her kindness and strength of character. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Roger Fredrick Mittelberg; her second husband, Dalton Floyd Boswell; and a sister Dorothy Gieselman Smith. Surviving family members left to cherish her memory include her beloved daughter, Kimberly Ann Rush (John David); three granddaughters, Tiffany Freedman (Brian), Sara-Beth Brown (Albert “Bucky”), and Brittany Boyle (Matthew); great-grandchildren, Mary Margaret Elizabeth Brown, Albert Taylor Brown III, Molly Emerson Brown, Sarah Catherine Boyle, Max Loadholt Freedman, and Sybil Adrienne Freedman; two step-children, Renee Howell (Joseph) and William Boswell (Karen); and several step-grandchildren, and step-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John’s United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 809, Aiken, SC 29802 or to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta is in charge of arrangements (803)278-1181. Visit the registry at www.POSEYCARES.com

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Mary Mittelberg Boswell

June 18, 1931 - October 26, 2023