Mary worked as a housekeeper and nanny. She helped many families in the Corning area. On January 9, 1940, she married Kenneth Virgil Bissell in Corning, Iowa. After she married, Mary was a homemaker. Mary and Kenneth lived on a farm fifteen miles northwest of Corning. In 1943, they moved to a farm near Prescott. In 1944, they moved to a farm eight miles northwest of Creston.
Mary was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and the Altar Society.
Preceding Mary in death were her parents; Grandson: Nicholas Vest; Three Brothers: George, Ed, and John "Jake" Devereaux; Two Infant Sisters; and Sister: Lucretia "Tete" Bakerink.
Left to mourn Mary's passing are her husband: Kenneth Bissell, Creston; her children: Dick (Sue) Bissell, Creston; Jane (Butch) Miller, Lenox; Marcia (Bob) Vest, Ankeny; Three Grandsons: Brian Miller, Lenox; Matthew Bissell, Woodbury, MN; Christopher Vest, Ames, IA; Three Great-Grandchildren: Zachary, Morgan and Brooke Miller; brother: Carl "Buck" (Jean) Devereaux, Bloomfield, IA; sister: Carmelita Smith, Hot Springs, AR; Sister-in-Law: Dorothy Devereaux, Wichita, KS; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mary worked as a housekeeper and nanny. She helped many families in the Corning area. On January 9, 1940, she married Kenneth Virgil Bissell in Corning, Iowa. After she married, Mary was a homemaker. Mary and Kenneth lived on a farm fifteen miles northwest of Corning. In 1943, they moved to a farm near Prescott. In 1944, they moved to a farm eight miles northwest of Creston.
Mary was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and the Altar Society.
Preceding Mary in death were her parents; Grandson: Nicholas Vest; Three Brothers: George, Ed, and John "Jake" Devereaux; Two Infant Sisters; and Sister: Lucretia "Tete" Bakerink.
Left to mourn Mary's passing are her husband: Kenneth Bissell, Creston; her children: Dick (Sue) Bissell, Creston; Jane (Butch) Miller, Lenox; Marcia (Bob) Vest, Ankeny; Three Grandsons: Brian Miller, Lenox; Matthew Bissell, Woodbury, MN; Christopher Vest, Ames, IA; Three Great-Grandchildren: Zachary, Morgan and Brooke Miller; brother: Carl "Buck" (Jean) Devereaux, Bloomfield, IA; sister: Carmelita Smith, Hot Springs, AR; Sister-in-Law: Dorothy Devereaux, Wichita, KS; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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