Mary L. Arp, 96, of Galesburg, IL
formerly of Alexis, IL went to be with her Lord on Friday September 4, 2015, at
Seminary Manor Galesburg, IL. She was
born Friday June 6, 1919 the daughter of Frederick C. and Mamie (Tate) Happel in
Palmyra, MO. She married LeRoy H. Arp the
love of her life, on August 31, 1937 in West Ely, MO. She was glad he chose her to be his wife for
the rest of their lives. He preceded her
in death on December 5, 2007
They had three daughters who
survive, Barbara (Ted) Lafferty of Alexis, IL, Beverly (Mike) Norton of
Galesburg, IL Brenda (Stan) Gregory of Alexis, IL.; 7 grandchildren Mark
(Luona) Lafferty of Middle Amana, IA, Andrea (Mo) Heshmati of Parker, CO,
Valerie (Dan) Faubion of Phoenix, AZ, Bryan (Carrie) Osborn of Monmouth, IL,
Kristina (Grant) Eaton of Atlanta, GA, Steve (Dana) Gregory of Alexis, IL and
Jeff (Heather) Gregory of Alexis, IL; 16 great grandchildren, 4
step-grandchildren; one sister-in-law Shirley Donelson of Palmyra, MO; cousins,
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in
death by her husband LeRoy Arp, her parents, 4 brothers, and 1 son-in-law.
She and her husband, after their
marriage, lived in Yakima, WA. And Los Angeles, CA before coming back to
Chicago and moved to the farm in 1945 where they lived near Alexis. They had 70 wonderful years of marriage and
spent their years together enjoying life.
They loved traveling and traveled the States, including Alaska and Canada. She also helped her husband with
farming. They were a team and both
enjoyed their antique cars.
Mary was a homemaker and liked to
sew and made many beautiful quilts for her family. She enjoyed her flowers, purple and lavender were
her favorites. She liked gardening and
refinishing old furniture. She also
liked to do family history which she had on her family since 1739 from
Hampshire County, VA. She always enjoyed
being with her grandchildren and her family.
She was a cancer survivor since 1989.
Mary attended Palmyra, MO schools. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in
North Henderson, IL.
Funeral
Service will be Tuesday
September 8, 2015, 11:00 am at Zion
Lutheran Church with a visitation from 9:30 to time of service. Friends
may call Monday September 7, 2015
from 4:00-6:00 pm at the Wise Family-Hoover Hall Funeral Home Alexis,
IL. (family will not be present).
Burial will be in the Alexis Cemetery; Pastor Beth Hamilton will
officiate. Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church and or the
Alexis North Henderson Ambulance Service. Please sign the online
guestbook at www.wisefamily-hooverhall.com. Wise Family ~ Hoover Hall Funeral Homes are
in charge of the arrangements
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