It seams as if she's always sewn - Monroe Times

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It seams as if she's always sewn

Times photo: Brenda Steurer Mary Burri, 90, Monroe, keeps life bright by creating colorful cloth crafts. Sewing professionally since 1945, Burri continues to tailor, alter and repair clothing, and says she still is having a good time.

Times photo: Brenda Steurer Mary Burri, 90, Monroe, keeps life bright by creating colorful cloth crafts. Sewing professionally since 1945, Burri continues to tailor, alter and repair clothing, and says she still is having a good time.

MONROE - Mary Burri's two-bedroom apartment at Twining Valley Retirement Community in Monroe is neat as a pin. But she laughs about the state of the spare bedroom she uses as a sewing room. "This table never gets empty," she said, patting her sewing table.