Mary Louise Weets

Mary Louise Weets, Mechanicsville, entered eternal rest on Sunday, July 3, 2016 with her family at her side, following complications of Parkinson's Disease. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville with the Rev. Barb Krueger officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at the church. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa Iowa, with graveside services at 2:00 p.m. on July 8, 2016. Fry Funeral Home in Tipton is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Mary Louise Weets was born May 19, 1934 to Carl Elwin and Clella (Galloway) Herkelmann, the youngest of three children, on a farm near Elwood. She graduated from Elwood High School in 1952, and married her high school sweetheart Alan Weets on September 21, 1952. Alan and Mary enjoyed 54 years raising their seven children on a farm near Mechanicsville. Mary was a hard working farm wife and avid gardener. In her later years she turned her large vegetable garden into a beautiful flower garden that...[more]

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s envied by many. She also enjoyed quilting, family genealogy, rock collecting, and stamp collecting. Alan and Mary spent many winters traveling and enjoyed spending time in Texas visiting with family and friends. Mary was a member of the United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville, the Cedar County Genealogical Society, Red Hat Women's Club, as well as many other organizations in her younger years. Mary is survived by her seven children and their families: MaryBeth (Rob) Bixler, Mt. Pleasant, Barbara Weets, Mechanicsville, Carl (Leah) Weets, Lake Creek, TX, Steve (Teresa) Weets, Mechanicsville, Ben Weets (Pam), Tipton, Janine (Kevin) Sulzner, Anamosa, and Susan (Adam) Robinson, Mechanicsville. Eighteen grandchildren: Brandi Bixler, Aaron (Michelle) Bixler, Ontario Caudill (Nathan Richardson), Katie (Matt) Byrd, Kristie Weets, Ethan Colley, Cutter Weets, Alan J. Weets, Sally Weets, Stacey Weets, Lauren (Mike) Diettrich, William Weets, Dallas Weets, Christopher (Stephanie) Sulzner, Nathan (Lauren) Sulzner, Jacob (Ashton) Sulzner, Sarah (Dan) Downing, Daniel Robinson (Samantha Handley); and twelve great-grandchildren (with one on the way). Her sister Helen Kinrade, Pineville NC, brother in law Harold (Dolores) Weets, sister-in-law Janette Weets, and her uncle "Buster" Laverne Herkelman. She kept touch with her numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews through Facebook. She was preceded in death by her husband Alan in 2006, her parents, and her sister Zelda Dostal. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville.