Mary K. “Mary Kaye” Mott, age 75 of Waukegan, IL, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 surrounded by her family.

She was born on April 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Neil and Beatrice (Anderson) Mott.

Mary Kaye will be remembered for her vivacious smile who easily made friends. She loved to shop for home furnishings to decorate with, enjoyed spending time with the family, loved to travel to Washington Island, but most of all she loved her therapy dog Shadow.

She is survived by her children, Tracy (David) Whitt, Ryan Jaronik and Kierstin (Jason) Rose; her niece, Rhonda; her nephews, Ricky, Randy and Raymie; she will be remembered as “Meme” and “Memaw” by her grandchildren, Tatum, Austin, Ty, Delaney, Nolan, Kenna, Aiden and Ava; her great-grandchildren, Hannah, Kaden and Abrianna and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Ochoa.