Lucille Evelyn McGregor DeVary 1913-2013

DEVARY, MCGREGOR, CHRISTENSEN, MEIN, ELLIS, BAHL

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/12/2014 at 20:13:35

Lucille Evelyn (McGregor) DeVary, the daughter of James and Jennie (Christensen) McGregor, was born January 22, 1913, in Seneca, Iowa. She passed away Friday, October 25, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society in Estherville, Iowa, at the age of 100 years, nine months and 3 days.

She received her education in the country schools.

On January 24, 1931, Lucille was united in marriage to Earnest DeVary at the Methodist Church in Algona, Iowa. After their marriage the couple began raising their family and lived in the rural Swea City, Iowa, Seneca and Wallingford, Iowa, areas for a time before settling in rural Dolliver, Iowa, on a farm. The couple remained on the farm until 1961, when they moved into Dolliver to make their home. Later after Earnest's death, Lucille stayed in Dolliver until she moved into Estherville at Good Samaritan. Lucille was employed outside the home in the Dolliver and Gruver Lincoln Central School Districts, where she served as a cook for thirty plus years. She also helped at Ingham Lake Bible Camp and the Lutheran Lakeside Camp. Lucille was chaperone for girl's basketball at Lincoln Central School and also a 4H Leader for many years. In her leisure time Lucille loved all types of sports, quilting and doing all sorts of "fancy work."

She was a member of Dolliver United Methodist Church.

Left to cherish Lucille's memory are her children, Marilyn Jane Mein of Gruver; Richard DeVary and his wife, Sue of Dolliver; Dennis DeVary and his wife, Betty of Estherville; Donna Ellis and her husband, Charles of Omaha, Nebraska; 20 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; 38 great-great grandchildren and sister's-in-law, Sena McGregor of Buffalo Center, Iowa and Veda Bahl of Rogers, Arkansas.

Preceding Lucille in death were her husband; son, Ronnie; grandson, Tony; three great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and her parents. (MC)