Dr. Mary G. DEPNER, 71, of Wellsville, NY, died Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. 

Born March 8, 1955, in St. Loius, MO, she was the daughter of John and Jean Kienstra Glick. She was a 1973 graduate of Shawnee Mission High School in Kansas, a 1977 graduate of Carleton College in Minnesota, and graduated medical school at St. Louis University in 1981. Mary served her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin from 1981 – 1985. 

Joining the US Navy reserves in 1978, she was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station for three years where she oversaw the blood bank. During her 15 years with the Navy, she earned the rank of Full Commander. After the Navy, Mary and Chris moved to Wellsville. On June 23, 1979, in Kansas City, she married Dr. Christopher R. Depner, who survives. 

In 1990, Mary completed a year residency in cytology at the University Pittsburgh Women’s Hospital. Mary was a pathologist at Jones Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the American Society of Pathologists and the American Society of Cytologists. She was Grateful Dead and Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Dylan fan. 

In addition to her husband, Chris, she is survived by: three sons, Sean (Rachael) Depner of Worcester, MA, Matthew Depner of Warsaw, and Darryl (Dianna) Depner of Wellsville; two grandchildren, Maeve and Leland; three siblings, Barbara Hyatt of NC, John (Eileen) Glick of San Diego, CA, and William (Monica) Glick of Lancaster, PA; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; and a sister, Carolyn Glick. 

Services will be private. Memorials may be made to Shriner’s Hospital or the SPCA serving Allegany County. 

Arrangements are entrusted to Olney-Foust & Embser Funeral Home & Cremation, 34 West State Street, Wellsville, NY. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.