Mary
Lou Berry, 71
Thief
River Falls - Mary Lou Berry, 71, died Sunday,
July 1, 2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Mass
of Christian burial will be 
held
at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 5, at St. Bernard's
Catholic Church in Thief River Falls with Father
Timothy McGee officiating. Casketbearers will be
Richard Rude, Michael Beaudion, Art Heinze, Dan
Kucera, Andrew Berry and Steve Young. Honorary
casketbearers will be staff members from Northwest
Medical Center, NWMC Occupational Therapy
Department, NWMC Auxiliary members and long-time
friend Erma Shumway. Interment will be in St.
Bernard's Catholic Cemetery in Thief River
Falls.
Visitation
will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer
service today (Wednesday, July 4) at Green Funeral
Home in Thief River Falls and for one hour prior to
services at the church.
Mary
Lou Crawford was born on October 13, 1929 in
Pembina county near Cavalier, N.D., the daughter of
Frank and Mary Ann (Reopelle) Crawford. She grew up
near Cavalier and attended Cranley School No.
7.
On
October 26, 1949, Mary Lou was united in marriage
to Ernest Berry. Ernest was employed by the City of
Thief River Falls, and Mary Lou stayed at home to
raise their children. After Ernest's death in 1982,
Mary Lou began a volunteer career with the
Northwest Medical Center Auxiliary.Through the
years, she dedicated more than 16,000 hours of
volunteer service throughout the hospital,
especially in Occupational Therapy and Convalescent
Nursing Care. Mary Lou was honored several times
for her loyal and valuable service.
She
was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic
Church.
Survivors
include a daughter, Sandy Berry of Thief River
Falls; a son, Steven (Rita) of Walker; two
grandchildren; three sisters-in-law; and several
nieces and nephews.
Mary
Lou was preceded in death by her parents; husband;
a sister, Helen Beaudion and three brothers,
Wallace, Jack and Gordon.
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