Maria Therese Halliday

Maria Therese Halliday, 32, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center Maria was born January 31, 1985 in Cincinnati. She had been a Vermilion resident and had also lived in Arizona and Virginia. She attended Christendom College, Front Royal, Virginia and graduated from Franciscan University in Steubenville. She received her Masters Degree from Catholic University in Washington DC. Maria was a teacher and had worked in banking at TD Bank in Virginia. She enjoyed reading, British mysteries and spoke fluent Spanish and Latin. She was currently learning to speak Swedish. She was a Cleveland Indians fan and was an electronics wizard. She was studying to be a paralegal at Cuyahoga Community College. She is survived by parents, Kirk and Stephanie (nee Varanese) Halliday; her brother, Jonathan Halliday all of Vermilion, a niece and several cousins. She loved her cat, Peanut. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Joseph N. and Mary R.Varanese: paternal grandparents, Robert W. and Margaret T Halliday; and her step grandmother, Helen S. Halliday. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 4, 2017, from 2-4 pm and 7- 9 pm at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion Ohio. The rosary will be said at 3:30 pm. Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 5, at 9 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, 41295 North Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035. Father Don Dunson will officiate. Interment will be at All Souls Cemetery, 10366 Chardon Rd, Chardon, OH 44024 at 1:30 pm.. The family suggests memorial contributions to Friendship Animal Protective League of Lorain County, 8303 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, Ohio 44035; Heartbeat, 3423 Columbus Ave, Sandusky, OH 44870 or EWTN Catholic Global Network,5817 Old Leeds Rd. Irondale, AL 35210. Online condolences may be made at www.riddlefuneralhome.com.