Mary Lee Legried Hendrickson (1933-2010)
HENDRICKSON, LEGRIED, ERDAHL, KELCHEN, ELVESTROM, MATHESON, TURNER
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 7/12/2010 at 23:37:07
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Mary Lee Legried Hendrickson, 77, of Ames, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, surrounded by her family at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A gathering of friends and family will be from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 9, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way in Ames. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Ames, with burial in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Ames, or Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, Calif.
Online condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Mary Lee Legried Hendrickson, 77, of Ames, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, surrounded by her family at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A gathering of friends and family will be from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 9, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way in Ames. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday July 10, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado Ave., in Ames, with the Rev. Carl Witt Jr. and the Rev. David Cline officiating. Interment will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Mary was born May 16, 1933, in Rake, Iowa, the daughter of Otis M. and Mabel M. (Erdahl) Legried. She graduated from Rake High School in 1950. She then moved to Forest City and received a degree in education from Waldorf College. She taught kindergarten at Rock Rapids and Storm Lake and then second grade at Hayes Consolidated School, south of Storm Lake. She loved teaching second grade and said it was her favorite job. She married Ed Hendrickson Aug. 21, 1955, at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake. In 1956, Ed and Mary purchased Green Gable Motel in Ames and have called Ames home ever since. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Ames and associate member of Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, Calif., as well as T.T.T. She enjoyed playing gin and bridge, movies, spending winters in California, summers on the deck at Okoboji, reading books, and making blueberry pancakes for and mud pies with her grandchildren. She cherished the time she spent with friends and family and especially her grandchildren. We love you Mary Lee and miss you.
She is survived by her husband, Ed, of Ames; three children, Ed Hendrickson Jr. and (Tracey Stoll), of Claremont, Calif., David and (Linda) Hendrickson, of Barrington, Ill., and Melinda and (Chad) Kelchen, of Lehigh; grandchildren, Blake and (Carlie) Hendrickson, of Iowa City, Jennifer Hendrickson, of Claremont, Calif., Grant Hendrickson, of Ames, Mark, Molly, Mary and Michael Hendrickson, of Barrington, Ill., and Samantha and Nicholas Kelchen, of Lehigh; sister, Ovedia Elvestrom, of Bricelyn, Minn.; and sisters-in-law, Judy Matheson, of Buffalo Center, Marilyn Turner, of Rockwell City, and Anita Hendrickson, of San Jose, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Lynn Marie Hendrickson, at age 7; and one brother, Keith Otis Legried, at age 50.
Online condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado Ave., Ames, IA, 50014, or Hope Lutheran Church, 45900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.
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