Mary Elizabeth Janousek, 62, of Leonardtown, MD died on October 1, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born January 22, 1953 in O'Neill, NE she is the daughter of the late Matthew Patrick McCabe and Elizabeth Ann Chase McCabe.

On August 25, 1971, Mary married her childhood sweetheart, James A. Janousek in Freemont, NE. Together they celebrated over 44 wonderful years of marriage. She was a devoted wife supporting her husband throughout his military career, moving often and raising their daughter Jeannie.

Her first job was in Hawaii at the Navy Exchange, while Jeannie attended pre-school. She was very sociable and made many friends. She moved with her family to St. Mary's County, MD in 1979 where she was employed by Marlyns', a children's shoe store. In 1981 her family was transferred to Virginia Beach, VA where she started working in the banking industry; first with Virginia National Bank who became Sovran Bank which later became Nations Bank. After Jim retired from the Navy in 1995 the family moved to Leesburg, VA where both of them worked for KR Systems Inc. for several years.

During the transition of NAVAIR's headquarters to Patuxent River, Maryland in 1996 Mary and her family once again moved back to Southern Md. She continued to work for KR Systems until the year 2000 when she became employed by Eagle Systems Inc., a premier defense contracting company, where she provided Business Financial Admin support to the Electromagnetic Interference Lab onboard NAS Pax River, this was truly the highlight of her working career as she was able to play an active role in Fleet Support.

She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, reading and shopping. She was an excellent cook and delicious baker. She enjoyed teaching her granddaughter the art of baking, especially pies. She was an animal lover and avid bird watcher. She loved to vacation and spend time at the beach, especially the Outer Banks. A memorable and enjoyable vacation was a trip to Mallorca Spain. However, her greatest love was spending time with her family.

In addition to her husband, Mary is also survived by her daughter, Jeannie Marie Tallent (Tony) of Leesburg, VA; her siblings, Bill McCabe of O'Neill, NE, Patty McCabe (Pat) of Salt Lake City, UT, Katie Bean (Mitch) of Kearney, NE, Theresa Peterson (Lee) of Charlotte, NC, Dennis McCabe of O'Neill, NE and Tom McCabe (Jeff) of Omaha, NE as well as her granddaughter, Mara Alexis Tallent of Leesburg, VA who was the pride and joy of her life along with her many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Jim McCabe.

Family will receive friends on Sunday, October 4, 2015 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with a Memorial Service celebrated by Reverend Joe Orlando at 3:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD. Interment will be private. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.