Mary Lou Thompson York, 82, a resident of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, died Friday, November 3, 2017, at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.
Mary Lou was born on July 19, 1935, in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, to the late Burt Martin Thompson and Edna Emma Miller Thompson. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1953.
On December 23, 1955, Mary Lou married Joseph York at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2012.
Mary Lou worked at Imperial Eastman for 28 years until her retirement in 1997. She enjoyed playing sheepshead, sewing, reading, doing puzzles, making crafts, baking, was a member of Masquers, and above all, she enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends – especially her grandchildren. Mary Lou was a woman that had strong conviction in her beliefs and embraced the mantra of God, family and country.
She was a member of St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church and was very active within the church where she had taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of many organizations within the church.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant daughter; and two brothers and a sister-in-law.
Survivors include Mary Lou's five children; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother; two sisters; one sister-in-law; and other relatives and friends.
Family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial services will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017, at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, with Reverend Vicki Fink officiating. Cremation has taken place at the Harrigan Parkside Crematory and Chapel with burial of Mary Lou and her husband Joe's ashes to be at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate any memorials to be sent to St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc.
Obituary synopsis from Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
Mary Lou was born on July 19, 1935, in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, to the late Burt Martin Thompson and Edna Emma Miller Thompson. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1953.
On December 23, 1955, Mary Lou married Joseph York at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2012.
Mary Lou worked at Imperial Eastman for 28 years until her retirement in 1997. She enjoyed playing sheepshead, sewing, reading, doing puzzles, making crafts, baking, was a member of Masquers, and above all, she enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends – especially her grandchildren. Mary Lou was a woman that had strong conviction in her beliefs and embraced the mantra of God, family and country.
She was a member of St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church and was very active within the church where she had taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of many organizations within the church.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant daughter; and two brothers and a sister-in-law.
Survivors include Mary Lou's five children; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother; two sisters; one sister-in-law; and other relatives and friends.
Family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial services will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017, at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, with Reverend Vicki Fink officiating. Cremation has taken place at the Harrigan Parkside Crematory and Chapel with burial of Mary Lou and her husband Joe's ashes to be at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate any memorials to be sent to St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc.
Obituary synopsis from Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
Mary Lou Thompson York, 82, a resident of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, died Friday, November 3, 2017, at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin.
Mary Lou was born on July 19, 1935, in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, to the late Burt Martin Thompson and Edna Emma Miller Thompson. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1953.
On December 23, 1955, Mary Lou married Joseph York at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2012.
Mary Lou worked at Imperial Eastman for 28 years until her retirement in 1997. She enjoyed playing sheepshead, sewing, reading, doing puzzles, making crafts, baking, was a member of Masquers, and above all, she enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends – especially her grandchildren. Mary Lou was a woman that had strong conviction in her beliefs and embraced the mantra of God, family and country.
She was a member of St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church and was very active within the church where she had taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of many organizations within the church.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant daughter; and two brothers and a sister-in-law.
Survivors include Mary Lou's five children; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother; two sisters; one sister-in-law; and other relatives and friends.
Family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial services will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017, at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, with Reverend Vicki Fink officiating. Cremation has taken place at the Harrigan Parkside Crematory and Chapel with burial of Mary Lou and her husband Joe's ashes to be at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate any memorials to be sent to St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc.
Obituary synopsis from Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
Mary Lou was born on July 19, 1935, in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, to the late Burt Martin Thompson and Edna Emma Miller Thompson. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1953.
On December 23, 1955, Mary Lou married Joseph York at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2012.
Mary Lou worked at Imperial Eastman for 28 years until her retirement in 1997. She enjoyed playing sheepshead, sewing, reading, doing puzzles, making crafts, baking, was a member of Masquers, and above all, she enjoyed spending her time with her family and friends – especially her grandchildren. Mary Lou was a woman that had strong conviction in her beliefs and embraced the mantra of God, family and country.
She was a member of St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church and was very active within the church where she had taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of many organizations within the church.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant daughter; and two brothers and a sister-in-law.
Survivors include Mary Lou's five children; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother; two sisters; one sister-in-law; and other relatives and friends.
Family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Saturday, November 11, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial services will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017, at St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, with Reverend Vicki Fink officiating. Cremation has taken place at the Harrigan Parkside Crematory and Chapel with burial of Mary Lou and her husband Joe's ashes to be at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate any memorials to be sent to St. Paul the Evangelist Lutheran Church in Manitowoc.
Obituary synopsis from Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home
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