"Mary Lou was a good friend. I knew her when I worked at Vt. St UM Church and also as an election judge. Sorry to hear of her passing, but she is in a better place."
In loving memory of
Mary Lou Hensley
April 7, 2015
Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Hensley, age 91, formerly of Quincy, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 1:50 a.m. in Brookdale Memory Care in Valparaiso, IN.
She was born April 28, 1923 in St. Charles, Missouri the daughter of Ben H. and Rhonda C. Eichmeyer Ritter. On April 17, 1949 she married Francis M. Hensley in Hannibal, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 25, 2000.
She and Frank moved to Quincy in 1955, where she lived until moving to Valparaiso, IN in 2013.
Mary Lou worked as secretary at First Union Congregational Church for approximately ten years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She had also worked at Gem City Savings for a period of time.
She and Frank attended Vermont Street United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Double Ring Sunday School class, and she served on many different committees. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels and for Blessing Hospital.
She was an avid bicycle rider. Ever since she received her first bicycle as a young child, she has always owned a bicycle. Wherever she went, the bike went with her. She was known as "the lady with the little brown dog" in the neighborhood as owner of Charlie the dachshund.
She most of all deeply loved her family: two sons, Carl B Hensley and his wife, Katherine, of Valparaiso, IN; David H. Hensley and his wife, Debbie, of Chantilly, VA; four grandchildren, Matthew Carl and Melissa Lynn Hensley, of Valparaiso, IN; Sarah Louise and Lauren Ann Hensley, of Chantilly, VA; and a sister-in-law Alma Ritter of Hannibal, MO. and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Ben "Howard" Ritter.
Services: 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in Vermont Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Patty Johansen officiating.
Visitation: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in Vermont Street United Methodist Church.
Burial: Greenmount Cemetery
Memorials: Quincy Humane society, Vermont Street United Methodist Church, or to the charity of the donor's choice
Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
www.hansenspear.com
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"So sorry to hear about my cousin Mary Lou passing away. When I was little my biggest memory of her was when all my aunts, uncles and cousins came to our house for Christmas and my Grandpa's birthday, she would always paint my fingernails. I was 8 years younger and loved her visits. She was so much fun and so full of life."
"Sorry to hear this. She was friends with my parents and always enjoyed talking to her when out walking her doxie."