E. Mary Rockwell

E. MARY ROCKWELL

Mount Pleasant

E. Mary Rockwell, 75, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant.

A memorial funeral

service for Mary Rockwell will be held at a later date at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant. Inurnment will also be later in the

Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant.

Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to First United Methodist Church or the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Iowa. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant, is assisting Mary's family with the arrangments.

Mary Rockwell was born Jan. 11, 1945, in Mount Pleasant. She was the daughter of John Brewster Rockwell Sr. and Eunice Matilda (Monson) Rockwell. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1963. In 1980, she was conferred with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Iowa Wesleyan.

Mary served five years as the activities director for the former Henry County Home. She worked in Des Moines before becoming the executive secretary of the Girl Scouts of Lake County in Waukegan, Ill. She returned to Mount Pleasant to help care for her father.

Mary was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she had formerly sung in the Chancel Choir. She was a member of PEO, Chapter NZ, the South Center Club, the American Legion Auxiliary Post 58 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2561 all of Mount Pleasant. Mary was instrumental in establishing the local chapter of NAMI – the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Mount Pleasant. In 1994, she received the award for Outstanding Volunteer Leadership from NAMI, Iowa

Mary was a gifted vocalist who sang at many weddings and funerals. She was working on writing a book on Bi-Polar Disorder and how it affected her life.

Those thankful for sharing in Mary's life include a sister, Susan A. Rockwell-Lushin and her husband, T. Laddie of Randolph, Vermont; a brother, John B. Rockwell Jr. of Minneapolis, Minn.; her longtime companion, Ouida Naylor of Mount Pleasant; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Her parents and a brother, William H. "Bill" Rockwell, precede Mary in death.