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Mary Schelling, 92

Mary Schelling, 92, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines on June 22, 2019. Prior to her passing she lived at Grandview Nursing and Rehab for seven months and returned home briefly for two short weeks.

A visitation for Mary will be held on Thursday, June 27 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 28 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor John Whitehead officiating. Memorials in Mary’s name may be directed to Grandview Nursing and Rehab, Iowa River Hospice, or UnityPoint Home Health. For more information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641)844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Mary and her family.

Mary Katherine Flanagan was born on September 27, 1926, to parents Alva and Reta (Haynes) Flanagan in Missouri. She attended New Providence High School up through 10th grade. On April 16, 1944, she was united to her husband Kenneth Schelling. She worked in the Marshalltown Community School District as part of the kitchen staff. In her free time she enjoyed sewing, camping at the Iowa State Fair, spending time with her grandkids and great-grandkids, as well as hanging out on her deck visiting her neighbors otherwise known as the Sharon Avenue Gang.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Robert (Linda) Schelling, James (Pam) Schelling and Ron (La Rae) Schelling; 7 grandchildren: Troy (Cindy) Schelling, Tony (Penny) Schelling, Jeni (Derek) Ladehoff, Jon Zobel, Jim (Jamie) Schelling, April (Jamie) Coulter and Beau (Amy) Schelling; 16 great- grandchildren; 2 great- great-grandchildren and her sister Shirleen Brown.

In death, she rejoins her loving husband Kenneth; parents Alva and Reta Flanagan; sisters Virginia Walker, Betty Conkin, Opadal Flanagan and her brother Harold Flanagan.

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