WALSH, Mary Lou (Marsden) 1926-1919

WALSH, MARSDEN, CURTIN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 10/24/2020 at 12:29:34

Mary Lou Walsh of Waukon:

Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 8th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Burial will be at St. John the Baptist-West Ridge Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services Tuesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Patrick School and the West Ridge Cemetery Fund, both in Waukon.

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Mary Lou Walsh, 92, of Waukon, IA, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 8th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at St. John the Baptist-West Ridge Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services Tuesday at the church. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Patrick School and the West Ridge Cemetery Fund, both in Waukon.

Mary Lou Walsh was born March 11, 1926, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Albert “Bert” and Rose (Curtin) Marsden. In 1945, she graduated from Waukon High School and became a teacher for a rural Union Prairie Township school. Later, Mary Lou became a library aide at West Elementary in Waukon, retiring in 1995. She enjoyed farming with her parents too. On May 19, 1948, she married Irving Walsh at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at West Ridge in rural Waukon. On July 30, 1955, their son Stephen was born. Besides farming and working, Mary Lou was also the primary caregiver for her parents and brother for many years.

She loved being outdoors and out in her multiple gardens. Every year, she and Irv would grow a bounty of flowers and vegetables, some of which were submitted to the county fair and many of the veggies were canned. She always took pictures of the things she grew and every Christmas, showed off the photo albums to her family. Mary Lou also spent a lot of time sewing, crocheting, knitting, and quilting, often entering her quilts in the fair competition as well. She sewed many aprons as well as crocheted several snowflakes to put on her Christmas tree. She also collected Santa Clauses and enjoyed going on road trips with Irv to antique shops and flea markets.

Mary Lou is survived by three sisters-in-law: Beverly Walsh and Jean (Joe) Kroack, both of Waukon, and Sharon Kouba of Hiawatha, IA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a loving family at Northgate Care Center, where she had lived since September 30, 2013.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Irv in 2015; her son Stephen; brother Daniel “Bud” Marsden; twin sister Margaret Anne (Melvin) Wagner; and two brothers-in-law: James Walsh and Don Kouba.

Casketbearers are Richard, John, Tom, and Curt Wagner, Kim Walsh, and Don Petersen.

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