Mary was born September 7, 1944, in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Alfred Oscar and Alma Olina Brackey Greene. She was raised in Kiester, MN, and graduated from Kiester High School in 1962.

Mary met the love of her life Duane June 17, 1959, and they married October 20, 1963, in Kiester, MN.

Mary graduated in April 1963 from Americana Academy of Beauty in Des Moines, IA. She was a very talented and well-known hairstylist for 52 years, she owned and operated her salon, Mary’s Hair Fashions. She loved playing games, but a good bridge game was her favorite and she was a member of many bridge clubs in Marshalltown and Sun Lakes, AZ. She was also an avid fan of University of Iowa and Iowa State University men’s and women’s basketball. She loved her Cyclones and Hawkeyes!

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 59 years Duane Hoeft, of Marshalltown, IA; son Greg Hoeft and husband Lorenzo Wilkins, of Dallas, TX; grandson Malyk Wilkins, of Dallas, TX; twin daughters Teri Hoeft, of Chandler, AZ, and Trudy Hoeft, of Chandler, AZ; sister Sharon (Albert) Kalis, of Montgomery, MN; sisters-in-law Karen Christenson & Elaine Wessels, of Belmond, IA; brother-in-law Arlo Hoeft, of Forest City, IA; several nieces and nephews and many friends who loved her dearly.

In eternal life, she is reunited with her parents Alfred & Alma, her sisters Hazel Sampson, of Kiester, MN, Jeane Hellie, of Kiester, MN, and Lavonne Scott, of Placentia, CA.

– Lovingly Written by the Family