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    Mary Lou Schmitz

    May 23, 1923 - October 1, 2020

    Mary Lou Schmitz, 97, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. She was born May 23, 1923, in Hamilton, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Millie (Ensign) Brown. She was adopted at age 9 by Daniel C. and Clara M. (Burrow) Gibbs. She graduated from Earlville High School in 1941. On June 29, 1947 Mary Lou was united in marriage to Howard L. Schmitz in Earlville. She worked at the Earlville Locker in 1949 – 1950 and as a bookkeeper at Del-Que Farm Service Co. (now Farm Service) from 1959 – 1986. Mary Lou is a member of the Earlville United Parish where she has held all offices in the Women’s Fellowship and was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She likes to quilt, read and work cross puzzles. Mary Lou’s family includes her son, Alan L. Schmitz of Stout, Iowa; two grandsons, Andrew A. Schmitz of Cedar Falls and Daniel Schmitz of Stout; a daughter-in-law, Wendy Schmitz of Bailey, Colorado; brother, Frank Brown of Oroville, California. Mary Lou is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Schmitz in 2006; two sons, David Lawrence Schmitz and Roger Louis Schmitz; her parents, Frank and Millie Brown and Daniel and Clara Gibbs; brothers, Robert H. Brown, Ralph Peterson, Homer W. Brown, Walter Brown; sisters, Hope L. Fowler, Ann Moore. Burial Services will be held at a later date at the Fairview Cemetery, Earlville. Memorials will be directed toward the Earlville United Parish. Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Earlville, Iowa, is assisting the family. Please share a memory of Mary Lou at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries

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    Mary Lou Schmitz, 97, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, Iowa. She was born May 23, 1923, in Hamilton, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Millie (Ensign) Brown. She was adopted at age 9 by Daniel C.... View Obituary & Service Information

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