Mary Frances McCune

Mary Frances McCune (née Yarington) died peacefully on March 17, 2026, after a brief illness. Mary was born November 23, 1948, in Seattle. Mary’s parents Mary Frances Yarington and E.R. “Dick” Yarington raised Mary and her younger brother and sister, Richard and Elizabeth in White Center, operating Yarington’s Funeral Home. Mary graduated from Holy Names Academy and went on to earn a BA in Teaching at Seattle University. She married Marty McCune in 1970, and had two children, Aleksandr and Gillian. 

Mary had a long career in the public sector, including as a manager at the IRS. Mary was devoted to contract bridge where she became an Emerald Life Master, in the American Contract Bridge League. Mary served important roles in bringing the 1984 World Bridge Olympiad to Seattle, as well as the 1993 Bridge Nationals. She also served important roles in the governance of the Seattle Bridge Unit and the ACBL’s Regional District. 

Mary loved her family, traveling to near and far destinations, hosting bridge and Uno parties, gardening, donating to charity, was a loving pet mom to numerous cats and dogs over the years, and an avid UW Husky Women’s Basketball fan. Mary was a voracious reader and a follower of current events. Mary’s many relatives and friends were always in her thoughts. She is survived by her bridge partner and husband Marty, children: Alek and his wife Amy and their daughter Callie, and Gill. Mary is preceded in death by her parents Dick and Mary Frances and her siblings Richard and Elizabeth. 

A funeral and celebration of Mary’s life is scheduled for Friday March 27th, at 11am, at St Benedict Church. The family asks that in lieu of sending flowers those inclined are welcome to make a donation to the Nature Conservancy.