Mary Sue Hockmuth

HOCKMUTH, HANCHER, CANNON, HIERSCHBIEL, STEWART, CONNAGHAN, KIECHEL

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 6/10/2020 at 12:08:04

Mary Sue Hockmuth, 85, died Monday, June 1, 2020 at Mercy Iowa City following a sudden illness.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 5 to 7 PM at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Graveside Committal Services will be at 1 PM Friday at Oakland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hancher Auditorium c/o The University of Iowa Foundation, 1 West Park Rd., Iowa City, Iowa 52242.

Mary Sue was born July 19, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Virgil and Susan (Cannon) Hancher. She was a graduate of University High School and the University of Iowa College of Education. While attending the University she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority and the Scottish Highlanders for whom she played snare drum. On June 20, 1956 Mary Sue Hancher married Dr. Richard Hockmuth in Iowa City.

Mary Sue was community minded. She was a member of PEO, a gardener and member of Project Green, and a volunteer at the Old Capitol where she had been active with the Old Capitol Restoration. She was involved with the Pi Beta Phi alumni organization and was proud that two of her granddaughter’s had pledged the sorority in college. Mary Sue enjoyed playing tennis, loved the arts, and attending events at Hancher Auditorium. She was proud to be an Iowa Citian and an Iowan.

Mary Sue was an amazing daughter, a loving wife and mother, a proud grandmother and great grandmother. She had the best sense of humor, believed that it was important to “give to all”, and that “life was for the living”, a quote she often heard from her father. Most important was the love she had for her family.

Mary Sue is survived by her husband, Richard and their three children and five grandchildren, David (Kellie) Hockmuth of Des Moines and their daughter, Madelyn, Molly (Stuart) Hierschbiel of Moscow, Idaho and their children, Elizabeth and Sarah (Levi) Stewart, and Libby (Paul) Connaghan of Las Vegas and their children, Nicole and Cara; great grandson Rudy Stewart; her brother, Virgil (Pat) Hancher of Ft. Collins, Colorado; sister-in-law, Gloria (Fred) Kiechel; nieces and nephews, Meg, John, Tony, Susan, Eric, and Anna; and many beloved friends.
She will be greatly missed.

Mary Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Susan Hancher and her sister, Priscilla.

Please respect social distancing and wearing of masks.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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