Mary Agnes Mclaughlin was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Women's Auxilary No. 6.

She born on the 13th of June 1884 in Irwin, Pennsylvania to Dennis and Annie Mclaughlin. By the time she started school the family had moved west to Washington Territory and was living on a homestead at Mud Mountain near Buckley. She had just turned twelve when they moved to Juneau in 1896.

She married George Lewis Swarva on May 22, 1917 in Juneau. They had three children, George Lawler born on September 20, 1918 and Joseph Mclaughon born on March 20, 1922 were born in Juneau.

The family moved to Seattle in 1924 and their daughter Ann Nancy Celia was born there on April 15.

Mary died on March 14 1957 in Seattle Washington.1940 U.S. Federal Census Seattle; Alaska Daily Empire 5-22-1917; Washington Death Certificate