Mary Louise Hendrickson
September 24, 1921 - May 16, 2008
Obituary
Mary Louise Hendrickson
1921-2008
Mrs. Hendrickson, age 86 of Burien, WA died Friday, May 16, 2008. She will be layed to rest with her late husband Robert Francis Hendrickson at Evergreen Memorial Park in McMinnville, OR.
Born to Lambert J. Schill and Rose Elizabeth Cappes in Argusville, ND on Sept. 24, 1921. She received her high school education from Cathedral High School, Crookston, MN. She moved to Puyallup, WA and worked as a telephone operator for Pacific NW Bell. She married her beloved husband of 60 years, Robert Francis Hendrickson, on Sept. 7, 1946 at All Saints Catholic Church in Puyallup, WA.
Mary spent her working life in the retail business. Her hobbies included bowling, playing the organ, traveling, oil painting, ceramics, knitting, crocheting, tatting, cross stitching, baking, cards, bingo, walking, and reading. She was a devout Catholic and long time member of St. James Church in McMinnville, OR. Mother was a woman of strong courage to conquer her fear of water by learning how to swim at age 65. She was always up to new challenges. Mary started her first painting, of 107 paintings, in 1984. She also joined her church choir at age 80. She will be most remembered for her love of family and all she shared of herself for the happiness of others. Truly a respectful and gentle soul.
Mrs. Hendrickson is survived by her daughter Kathy and son-in-law Brooke Somerville of Auburn, WA, daughter Joyce and son-in-law Scott Kreuter of Milwaukie, OR, and son David and daughter-in-law Linda Hendrickson of Burien, WA, nine grandchildren Jerry Duke, Todd Kreuter, Dana Williams, Jacquelyn Starr, Keri Veach, Marni Hendrickson, Heidi Kreuter-Chiu, Alisha Kreuter, Dale Hendrickson, five great-grandchildren Kaelyn Joy Kreuter, Mason Williams, Alec Veach, Delaney Williams, Hannah Veach, and her brother John Schill of Puyallup, WA. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert in 2006, parents and stepmother Dora Schill, brothers Edward and Raymond Schill, and first cousin Father John Thomas O’Toole.
My dear mom,
Is this really your second birthday in Heaven. It seems like just yesterday I could hear you greet me ” Hi, Sweetheart” on the phone. I sure miss hearing from you and your special way of always making me feel better. I wish God would of waited to take you for just a little while. We were both looking forward to our two week vacation together in June that we had planned.We would of had such fun. I love you more then words can say and miss you and Dad a lot !! I loved visiting you and we were so fortunate that you chose to live near us in Oregon after your retirement.I have pictures of all the fun we had and great travels we did together.Looking forward for us to all be together again. Until then I will hold you close to my heart.Happy Birthday mom.
Dad, I can hear your harmony in every Happy Birthday song I sing. Sing for mom and hug her and kiss her for me and all of us who love her. Love you both, Your daughter Joyce Ann
Dear Mom…Remembering you today on your 88th birthday. Hope you & dad are eternally happy together in heaven. David & I will have dinner together to honor your sweet memory. I miss you so very much and send you my love, hugs, and kisses. Happy Birthday Mom :
Grama,
You are in every Rose blooming around us, every smile from my babies faces, every pretty ocean view, my dent in my nose too. Im reminded of you every day in every special kind of way. The wisdom you left us I will always use, In every good food and goodie Its always you. I love you so much and miss you, you and Grampa will always know. Im sending you Roses today and every day. May The smell of double delights soround you in the beautiful garden of heaven. Our mother Mary embrase you and the choir of angels sing to you. Ave Maria………..
Happy Birthday Mom, Today is your first birthday in Heaven. I can imagine your birthday song sung by a choir of Angels but a lone voice is singing the high harmony at the end. Dad always sang that part. I can just hear him ! Love to be celebrating another birthday with you but someday we will. Miss and Love you both. !! Joyce Ann
Dear Kathy,
What a beautiful tribute to your mother! I’m so glad that we had the opportunity to meet her at the “Indian Story Teller Dinner” that Dana hosted. May she rest in peace as her sweetness and light lives on through you and your wonderful family :-.
Blessings & Love,
Cindy & Joe Dukes
Dear Aunt Mary Lou, Even though we lived far apart, I have many fond memories of you and Uncle Bob; all of us together with our families certain times of the year. I wished we could have been together more often but when we were visiting, I always enjoyed your company and admired you. I am happy I got to see you and Uncle Bob at the anniversary gathering a couple of years ago. I am missing you. To your wonderful children and their families, we share in your grieving and we miss all of you and look forward to seeing you one day soon. Love Always, Sue, Mahmood, Hiyadeh, Laleh, Neely Boloorchi
We would like to express our sorrow at the passing of Mary. She was certainly treasured by family and friends alike, and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Our sympathies are with her family.
Hi Kathy:
I was sorry to learn of your Mothers passing. I am sure you miss her very much, We have to beleive she is in a better place.
I extend my sincere sympathy to you and your family.
Stan
Aunt Kathy,
I am so sorry to hear about your mom. She was a great lady and I am very happy that I was able to meet her and see what a wonderful person she was. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you and your family during this time. I am very sorry for your loss and please don’t hesitate to call me for anything.
Love,
Ashlee
We all loved Mary and Bob here at Heritage Place. We also know she was loved and that her last days were happy with her family.
I just want to thank everyone for sharing memories here. I am reminded of all the wonderful times we all shared with Grandma and Grandpa. Some personal and great gifts that make them feel alive in the past and now. Today is Grandma’s celibration of life, and what a great way for me to celibrate by reading all the beautiful stories! I’m sure She is looking down and smiling, knowing just how much she touched all of our lives in so many ways! Grandma was a person that glowed with life, love and the joy of God in every thing she did. Today and everyday I think about you and Grandpa and I hope to live my life as good as you did. I look for guidence from you and hope to be with you one day again so we can talk about all your great adventures. Say hi to my rabbit Hamlet for me, the one you held so many years back. I love to think of all the good times we shared! heidi
Mary was filled with such grace and elegance. Her spirit was light and encompassing.
You are very blessed to have her as your Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and Mother-In-Law.
May you be filled with her joy and grace and always have many lovely and happy memories to fill your thoughts.
Love Always, Megan and Ted
Mary,
What a true pleasure it was to met such a lovey lady. Your family was truly blessed with your love for them. You will be missed so much, but your memory will live on in the smiles of the ones you had to leave behind.
May God bless the family. We shall meet again with our maker.
Dear Ommy Lou,
I wish that you could be here with us right now and so does Joey our dog. Will you please take care of me while you’re in Heaven. We will say a prayer for you every night. We can say the Our Father for Poppy Bob and we can say the Hail Mary for you. I wonder what it is like in Heaven.I have your picture next to Pope John Paul the 2nd.and I hung your Rosary that got blessed by the Pope around it and we will put flowers by you and Poppy Bob. I love you and I miss you. Love, Kaelyn Joy
Grama Mary, I am a more confident man in my relationship with Marni because I know we have your blessing. I was lucky enough to see the example of Grandpa and your love before he passed. I am deeply thankful to have been able to spend some great times with you. You left us too soon, we selfishly wished you’d be here for our wedding. Marni and I believe you both will be with us every step of the way guiding us as we work towards 60+ years of marriage like you.
We all remember and cherish the goodness you brought the world. If we can each give a portion of what you did everyday there will soon be peace.
We love and appreciate you!
Sebastian
I had the pleasure of meeting Mary last year. What a delightful lady, her beauty, style, and grace left me captivated. God rest her soul and peace be with her family.
Grandma
There are no words that can express on how wonderful and loving you are. Your kind heart has touched the lives of so many people you will forever be missed. I am so thankful for all the wonderful times I was able to spend with you and Grandpa. I still use the dish rag you taught me how to make it’s my favorite. Thank you so much for everything you and grandpa have done for me. Everyone that knows you both feels very blessed to have been apart of your lives. I love and miss you both very much. Alisha and Kaelyn Kreuter
Grama Grape
I love you and I miss you. I am a big boy now and going to school. We want to give you some beautiful flowers in our yard because your a cute Grama. I have a race car that goes really fast, do you like race cars Grama Grape.I miss you. When I was a baby I went to the Dr. office in my moms tummy. Mommy had a fat tummy. Give {jee jees} Jesus a kiss miss you Grama Grape.
I love you, Alec
I know Grama would think this was cute.
Having grandma living in Burien for the last year was a gift. She was able to participate in many family gatherings, birthdays and enjoy spending time with with relatives. I feel blessed that grama was able to see my children grow. You could see the enjoyment in her eyes when she watched Mason4 and Delaney 2 play on the floor at her feet. They would sit with her and talk about anything. Mason was thrilled when grama joined him for lunch at school. He took pride in showing her his classroom.
In the last year we seldom saw my mother Kathy without grandma in tow. When she was solo the kids would immediately ask “Where’s grama Mary?”.
I now tell them that grama Mary is in heaven happy with grandpa and she is watching over us……….so you better be good!!!!
I am sending my condolences to Mary’s entire family for your loss. I heard she was starting to feel better after her hospital stay, and I know her whole family was there for her. I’m so glad that I was able to visit with her, it had been way too long.
Cheryl
Grandma, I have been so blessed to have you for 86 years in my life. You are such a beautiful soul. One of my special memories of you and Grandpa was at my wedding. You and Grandpa cut up the rug that night dancing so well together. And then trading partners. Grandma danced with Jamie my husband of 13 years and going strong. Grandma owned the dance floor with Jamie. She definately took the leed in that dance. Jamie was really impressed. And told me later how good of a dancer she is. My Grandpa danced with my mom. It was a magical night. I had both sets of Grandparents at my wedding. That was such a blessing. Now I have one left my Grandpa Duke. My Grandma is such an inspirational women. She touched so many lives including mine. Her smile lights up a room. Her laugh caries in you. When she laughes you can’t help but feel so good inside. I am so proud of my Mom Kathy,Joyce,
and David for putting such a great web site together sharing her life with all of us. I know that May 31st will be a special celebration of Grandmas life in beauty. I miss you Grandma very much but I know you and Grandpa are cutting up the rug again. With all my love, Jacquelyn
Grama,
Beautiful smile; To everyone she met, weither stranger, family or friend always a radient, loving and geniuan smile.
Giving; Baking cookies, knittng everything imaginable,oil paintings,kind words,bathroom soaps,flowers from the yard. Grama could never stop giving. If she had it she would give it and if she didnt have it she would make it and it was yours. Truely the most giving person I have ever met.
Care giver; Took care of every one who needed a friend,nurse,mom and teacher. Im reminded especially the of the resedents in mcminville who needed help by a good hot meal or someone to talk to, even sheets changed on their beds. Grama with out hesatation would go to them helping with kindness of a saint. She never expected anything in return. She truely made them feel loved and important. We could all learn by her selfless way of being.
Beautiful women; Grampa knew he was married to the most beautiful woman in the world, and he was right. Inside and out! Grampa always dressed her up in the most pretty clothes and jewelry proud as can be. In her closet more shoes then at the shoe store and a purse to match.
Fun; Fun loving spirit and energetic. I could never keep up with her. fast walker and if something needed to be done it was done right now. Always loved food. Her favorite like mine, mexican cha cha cha!!! She loved those chips and salsa. She even made her own. When she laughed she had a funny saying, oh godfrey! and a cute little snort.
Their are so many wonderful things about my Grama we could write a book. She and Grampa made all of us feel special and important. I am so greatful to be a part of their lives. They will always live on in my heart and in the hearts of others they touched throughout the years.
We will all be reunited again. Until then, I love you very much.
Keri, Chris, Alec and Hannah Veach
Summer of 1940 Bob & I went to Crookston,MN with grandparents,Frank
& Maggie Regan.Visited cousin Mary Adele Regan, your close friend & met you.We all enjoyed several afternoons at Crookston Roller Rink which was evidently beginning 67 yrs of love for you & Bob. Regretfully, I was unable to attend your wedding as Marine Corp had me in China but I knew he married a “jewel”. Shirley & I have wonderful memories of our times together with you & Bob. You have always been the “greatest!” Love, ‘Gene
Dear Mom,
I am writing to let you know how much I miss you. We have always been close, but this last year we have become best friends. We talked, spent time together, ate meals together, shopped, took trips and laughed together. Holidays will never be the same without you. Your love, thoughtfulness, and nuturing made me the mom and grandparent that I am today. I am proud that you are my mom and I thank God for everyday that I had you.
Your daughter,
Kathy
Grama, There are not enough words to describe how much you meant to me… I am so appreciative of the times we were able to spend together one on one, and with Grampa. You put so much love in whatever you were doing and whomever you were with. I will always remember our summer days together in Amity and McMinniville. Going to art classes together to see your works inspired my love of painting and ceramics, and I was always happy doing a project with you. I loved working with you in the garden, shucking peas or whatever. You always used to tell me that Grampa was the one with green thumb but I think you both were. I also loved swimming with you because I knew how hard it was but also how much i amazed you at my ease in and love of the water. My all time favorite memory of you through Grama, is when Grampa and dad had just finished laying down the cement for his last shed at your place in Amity. There were no walls up yet and I asked you to sleep with me outside on a cot, and in a sleeping bag, and you did so willingly. We stayed up for what felt like hours to look at the stars, listen to the frogs, and talk about who knows what. I also want to say how special it was for me when you would introduce me to anyone you knew as your grand-daughter visiting you from seattle, you made me feel like a queen. The love you and Grampa shared will always be an example for me to live by. You will be forever in my heart, XOXO.
Mom,
It is so difficult to say “Good Bye”, we had just begun go have the one on one time together that most Mothers and Daughters have a lifetime to enjoy. The time we spent together has been full of sharing the love of family; stories of times gone bye; encouragement as we face our daily challenges and lots of laughing and giggling; all which I will miss so much. I will hold all these special memories in my heart.
As I watch the sunrise in the morning I will picture you awakening the day with your smile. In the evening as the last rays of the sun fade from the sky I will think of you closing your eyes as you go to sleep. You always reflected on the joys and good times of each day, being so appreciative of what was done for you. Mom, you were one of the special people that made it so fun to be with and I so enjoyed caring for you. It is said a Mothers love is reflected in those she loves and that is such a true reflection on the wonderful job you did with your children. Your love will live forever in each of us. I hope that I live my life by the examples set forth by my Moms. May I give to my family the same love, compassion and encouragement you have given to me.
Good bye my beautiful, loving Mother in Law.
I will love you always,
Linda
Dear Mary’s family
You do not know me but I want you to know I worked with Mary at Fred Meyers.What a sweet person.She was liked by everyone.We had fun Fred Meyer get togethers.She and your father always had friendly smiles on their faces.God Bless Her Family
Fondly
Allene Belanger
Aunt Mary Lou, Uncle Bob, Kathy, Joyce and David and my family spent a lot of time together growing up, spending many weekends together. She was a great person and housekeeper.
Back in the ’40’s she rented a room in Jim Harland’s home in Puyallup, who was my Mom’s step dad. Aunt Mary Lou got my Mom a job with the phone company. While she dated Uncle Bob, Dad and Mom met, so she is the reason my sibblings and I are “Hendricksons.”
She was a perfect wife, always gracious and moral, and raised fine children. She lived a long happy healthy life. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer person.
Nephew Jon Hendrickson
Kathy,
I am so sorry to hear about your mom. My thoughts and prayer are with you and your family. I know she will live always in your heart.
Love Barb
Mary…I will cherish every moment we spent together from the time you were my Matron of Honor in 1950. So many fun times, picnics overnights, visits to Ephrata, Boise, Spokane, Salinas.We seemed to bond from day one & I will always feel you were my sister not in-lawThe 4 of us had great moments together.There are not enough adjectives to describe you…a beautiful loving person to everyone ‘Gene & I look forward to a reunion with you & Bob. Love, Shirley
I’m so sad my wonderful sister-in- law Mary Lou has passed away. Mary was a close friend to me for more then 60 years,like a sister. We always had a great time when Bob & Mary and my wife and I got together. I’ll tell you some funny stories about Mary and I. Once we sat in church and the priest told a joke that didn’t go over,I whispered in Mary’s ear;”Boy father,you’re a riot” We both got the giggles that wouldn’t stop and received dirty looks from brother
Bob. Another time, Mary made me a batch of Lutafisk, that night I got sick drunk on screwdrivers, and saddly I had to throw my new shoes away because I couldn’t get the Lutafisk smell out of them. Lastly, Mary always made my kind of chili, not hot. So one night she dished me up a bowl of chili and she’d forgot to put beans in it.She was really embarrassed. There after, any time she’d offer me chili, I say;”Yes if there’s beans in it!”
I truely loved Mary Lou, is was a wonder person, a great wife to my brother and a good Mom and grandmother. To me, the best sister-in-law in the world.God bless her. Chuckie
I will miss my sweet Mother. She was my best friend and not only do we look alike we have the same personality. My mother was always my Angel on earth and now my Angel seems closer to me in Heaven and watching over all of those she loved. I know it was her desire to be with Dad and I wish I could of been there for their happy reunion. I am filled with joy at her being back in the arms of her mother Rose whom she lost at only age three. She had a great devotion to Our Blessed Mother and died after saying the rosary for all her loved ones. She prayed daily and her list was very long. I surely will miss my mother’s prayers, her happy smile ,giving spirit and the love she had for me. I will miss calling her on the phone and her always answering with,” Hi, Sweetheart”I Love you Mom! Thank you God for giving me the best !! Joyce Ann
There is a hole in my heart, that was filled with you.
I will spread the love that you gave me, around the world too!
You never did judge us,
accepted us all.
Found goodness in everyone
no matter, how small.
So glad that you shared with us,
your last year back home.
The sun now sets on you,
with warm after glow.
See you later Mom,
I love you, David
I’m so glad that I was able to visit you on Easter this year! Also all the phone calls made it feel that we lived a lot closer! As much as I will miss you I know how much you missed Grandpa and I’m happy that you are together once again and forever! Grandma I will look forward to your laugh, kindness, love and of course your peanut brittle!
Just stopping by today thinking of you. It’s almost your birthday again. I take care of a lady a few months older than you at a nursing home. I always tell her she is the same age as my Grandmother. She loves that! Miss you Grandma!