CHAREST, Mary Ellen (BACK) 1930 - 2016

CHAREST, WHITE, BACK, RIPLEY, BUCK, SCHLICHTING, PEYTON, SYHLMAN, BAUMANN, RIPLEY, CAPPS, ROGERS

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 7/9/2018 at 01:41:04

Mary Ellen Charest, 85, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Monday January 25 2016 at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake, Iowa.

A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday January 29, 2016 at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa with Rev. Ed Bard officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Family will greet friends one hour before the service. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa

Mary was born October 26, 1930, the daughter of Robert and Linnie Peal (White) Back, in Oswego, Kansas. She lived in Kansas until her senior year in high school and then moved to Waterloo, Iowa where she graduated from East High School.

Mary worked at Ceaser’s Palace for 5 ½ years and Casino Industry for 10 years, retiring in 1992.
Mary enjoyed doing crafts, flower gardening, crocheting and quilting.

Mary is survived one daughter, Rebecca Ripley, Sac City, Iowa; a son Anthony E. (Judith) Buck, Davenport, Iowa; son –in-law Duane Schlichting, Clear Lake, Iowa; 2 sisters, Alice (Mike) Peyton, Waterloo, Maudie Ann (Larry) Syhlman, New Alban, Iowa; 2 brothers, Charles (Bonnie) Back, Waterloo, Iowa, Jimmy Dale Back, Evansdale, Ia; five grandchildren Tara Schlichting, Teresa (Matt) Baumann, Casey ( Teresa) Schlichting, Chad (Jamie) Ripley and Brandy (Shaun Hansen) Ripley and 9 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Linnie Back, two brothers Dorsey, Lester, Ray and Robert Jr. Back; three sisters, Nona Belle Back, Della Capps, and May Rogers; her daughter Roberta Schlichting and great grandson John Baumann. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa. 641-357-2193. ColonialChapels.com.

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