Mary Louise Hayden Caswell (2003)

CASWELL, HAYDEN, CHRISTENSEN, ROOKER, MCMICHAEL, HUNTOON, JOHNSON

Posted By: Ida Morse (email)
Date: 12/3/2006 at 10:59:47

Des Moines Register July 2, 2003
Des Moines, Iowa

MARY LOUISE CASWELL
Des Moines

Mary Louise Caswell, 79, passed away peacefully June 30, 2003 at Taylor House Hospice Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Knowlton Cemetery in Diagonal, Iowa.

Mary was born on April 20, 1924 to Howard and Lusty Hayden in Diagonal, Iowa. She graduated from Diagonal High School. She was untied in marriage to Lloyd Earl Caswell on July 19, 1946. She moved to Des Moines from Wick, Iowa in 1994. Mary especially enjoyed singing and gardening, but the joy of her life was spending time with her family. She was a charter member of Fort Des Moines Church of Christ.

Mary is survived by eight children, Joan (Dean) Christensen, Tootie (Jim Crawford) Rooker and Howard (Jody) Caswell, all of Des Moines, Patty (Richard) McMichael of Truro, Nicky (Ed) Huntoon of Indianola, Lloyd, Jr. (Mary) Caswell of Omaha, NE, Melody Johnson of Waseca, MN. And Bryan (Jeanne) Caswell of Olathe, KS; 19 grandchildren, three step grandchildren; five great-granddaughters, and seven step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Sr. in 1983 and her brothers, Robert in 1966 and Emmanuel in 1994.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to her church.