Mary Nell Laurie
October 13, 1924 — September 6, 2020
Mary Nell Laurie (nee Trupke), former librarian at McDonald County High School (Anderson, Missouri) from the late 1960s to mid-1970s, passed away in her sleep on September 6, 2020. She was 95 years old.
Born on October 13, 1924 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin to Elsie (nee Olson) and Paul A. Trupke, she had been a resident of Ginger Blue, Missouri for more than 40 years where she lived with her husband Colonel Patrick W. Laurie. Following his death in 1996, she moved to Bigelow, Arkansas, to be near her daughter Mary, and spent the past two years in an assisted living facility in Conway, Arkansas.
She is survived by two daughters: Mary Laurie of Bigelow, Arkansas; and Marcia Todd of Arlington, Texas; her sister Jean Hoffmann of Cambridge, Wisconsin; as well as nieces and nephews and their children.
Born on October 13, 1924 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin to Elsie (nee Olson) and Paul A. Trupke, she had been a resident of Ginger Blue, Missouri for more than 40 years where she lived with her husband Colonel Patrick W. Laurie. Following his death in 1996, she moved to Bigelow, Arkansas, to be near her daughter Mary, and spent the past two years in an assisted living facility in Conway, Arkansas.
She is survived by two daughters: Mary Laurie of Bigelow, Arkansas; and Marcia Todd of Arlington, Texas; her sister Jean Hoffmann of Cambridge, Wisconsin; as well as nieces and nephews and their children.
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