Obituary Record

Mary Lou (Kuehn) Goon
Died on 2/5/2014

Posted on line: Monday, February 10, 2014

Mary Lou Goon, 89, of Blair, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Crowell Home in Blair.

A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Blair. A full obituary will be available later.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair is in charge of arrangements. www.campbellaman.com

Posted on line: Wednesday, February 12, 2014; Published in The Enterprise, Friday, February 14, 2014

Mary Lou Goon, 89

Mary Lou Goon, 89, of Blair, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Crowell Memorial Home in Blair.

A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at First United Methodist Church in Blair. Interment will be at a later date in Anita Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, Iowa.

Mary Lou Kuehn was born Sept. 9, 1924, in Anita, Iowa, to Fred and Alma Pearl (Gissible) Kuehn.

On Aug. 21, 1943, she married Gahlon Goon at Fort Campbell, Ky.

She taught school for 39 years, beginning in a country school and then for the Adair-Casey school district until her retirement in 1989.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Anita and various other organizations.

She loved flowers and enjoyed working in her flower beds, gardening, cooking, baking, sports, watching and feeding birds and especially spending time with her family and friends.

She lived most of her life in Anita, until moving to Blair in 2008 to be close to her daughter, Lana.

She is survived by her two daughters: Linda (Charles) South of Lewis, Iowa, and Lana (Gary) Hiller Allen of Blair; six grandchildren: James (Marita) Hiller, Daniel Hiller, Mark Hiller, Tammy Gibson, Tracy (Matt) Schumacher and Jason Andersen; stepgrandson Jeff Allen; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gahlon; brother Russell Kuehn (killed in action in World War II); son-in-law David Hiller; and beloved Boston terrier, Lacy.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair was in charge of arrangements.

www.campbellaman.com

Funeral Leaflet

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In Loving Memory of Mary Lou Goon

September 9, 1924 ~ February 5, 2014

Memorial Service 10:30 AM Saturday, February 15th, 2014 First United Methodist Church, Blair, Nebraska. Procession. Words of Grace. Welcome & Opening Prayer. “How Great Thou Art”. Remembrances of Life. “If You Could See Me Now”-Don Moen. Prayer of Thanksgiving & The Lord’s Prayer. Scripture Reading: Psalm 23. Message: Pastor Rebecca Hjelle. “Beyond the Sunset”. “If Tomorrow Starts Without Me” -Poem. Announcement & Benediction. “Happy Trails to You”: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans. Officiant: Pastor Rebecca Hjelle. Pianist: Vicki Rhoads

Interment: Anita Evergreen Cemetery, Anita, Iowa

~~~ Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

FindaGrave # 125142051

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 2/14/2014


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