Mary Louise Himstedt
June 22, 1926 ~ December 15, 2021
Mary Louise Himstedt, 95, of Morrisonville, passed away at 10:51 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Taylorville Care Center.
Mary was born June 22, 1926 in Morrisonville, the daughter of Albert and Juanita (Malsbury) Dunkirk. She married Leonard O. Himstedt on December 19, 1948 at the Shiloh Methodist Church in rural Morrisonville. Together, they shared 45 years of marriage. He preceded her in death on June 13, 1994.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Albert (Pauline) Dunkirk Jr. and Kenneth (Dottie) Dunkirk; and daughters-in-law, Barbara Stone and Vickie Stone.
Mary is survived by her children, Sharon (husband, Bruce) Meachum of Seattle, WA; Edward Stone of St. Peters, MO, Glenn (wife, Grace Tryon) Himstedt of Mechanicsville, VA, Dale (wife, Sandy White) Himstedt of Morrisonville, IL, and Kris (wife, Melissa DeWerff) Himstedt of Fairland, IN; 9 grandchildren, Lynette, Grant, Jodi, Chad, Jamie, Laura, Jeff, Devan and Garrett; and 12 great- grandchildren.
Mary was a graduate of Morrisonville High School. She was a dedicated homemaker, and assisted Leonard on the family farm. She was a talented pianist, cook, seamstress and pieced beautiful quilts. Tending to her beautiful flower gardens was a favorite pastime, along with vegetable gardening, then canning the rewards of her labor. With all of the duties of the farm, she still managed to put her family first in every way. She truly cherished her time with all of them. They never had to question her love for them, as she always made it known when they were together.
Mary’s faith never took a backseat to her household and family duties. She was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Morrisonville and more recently, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Taylorville.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home, 304 Carlin St, Morrisonville, IL 62546.
Funeral Service: A funeral service for Mary will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Walnut Street, Taylorville, IL 62568, with Pastor Becky Lembke officiating.
Interment alongside her husband will follow at the Morrisonville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morrisonville-Palmer Food Pantry, 309 SE 6th Street, Morrisonville, IL 62546, or First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Walnut Street, Taylorville, IL 62568.
Please visit www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com to share memories of Mary, or offer condolences to her family.
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Mary will most certainly be missed.
She will be carried in my heart and in the hearts of her family and the many others whos lives she touched until we are together with her again.
I am blessed to have known her and to have been her friend.
I treasure the times we shared, the memories we made, her bright and loving smile, her humor, and most of all her loving heart.
Our condolences & prayers are with you all.
We are so sorry to hear of the loss of Aunt Mary Louise. She fought long and hard and now has gone to a better place and is reunited with all those who have gone before. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.
Dale, Sandy and family. Condolences on the passing of your Mom. I have great memories of Mary when we were in TOPS together. She was so sweet and friendly to everyone. She and I talked flowers and gardening. She always had a smile just like the the picture. May your memories give you comfort.
Always a beautiful smile and pleasant greeting! Such a lady. The video of her and her family is priceless.
RIP Mary ️
I have so many happy memories of Grandma Mary– I hope those memories will eventually bring you joy and happy tears, but it may take some time. Thinking of you all and sending all our love & prayers to the whole Himstedt family.
Such a celebrated lady & rightly so !