Mary Walker

Hastings resident, Mary H. Walker, 89, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, Nebraska.

Services will be Thursday, June 30, 2011; 11:00 A.M. at All Saints Chapel at the Good Samaritan Village, Hastings with Pastor Dale Phillips officiating. Graveside services will be Friday, July 1, 2011; 10:30 A.M. in Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall, Missouri. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 29, 2011; 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at All Saints Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to The Villa Assisted Living Facility at the Good Samaritan Village in Mary Helen's name.

Mary Helen Walker passed away on June 26, 2011 from congestive heart disease and associated complications. She has been a resident of The Villa Assisted Living Facility at Hastings Good Samaritan Village since 2006. Mary Helen was born in Marietta, Oklahoma on July 22, 1921, the 3rd child of David Lawrence Montgomery and Ethel Brintle Montgomery. She graduated from Marietta High School, and then pursued her college degree at Oklahoma Baptist University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mary Helen married the love of her life, Emmett Walker, on December 22, 1946 following his service as a paratrooper in the South Pacific during World War II. They lived in the communities of Dale, Oklahoma; Marshall Junction, Missouri; and St. Mary's, Missouri from 1946 to 1959, where Emmett taught agriculture, farmed, and managed a livestock enterprise. Over New Year's of 1960 they moved to Marengo, Illinois where they raised their family. Mary Helen's life was defined by her faith in her Lord, Jesus Christ, along with her life-long struggle with deafness. She lost her hearing at the tender age of three due to a severe illness. Mary Helen was distinguished by the strength of character and determination she developed through her battles to overcome her loss of hearing. The deafness never defeated her, and her victory is now complete, as she is "Home" in paradise with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary Helen was so thankful that she got to see and know her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mary Helen was preceded in death by her parents; infant brother, Virgil; sister, Myrtle; husband, Emmett; and daughter-in-law, Jill.

Survivors include:
Sons & Daughter-in-law: Paul Walker - Danvers, IL
David & Linda Walker - Clay Center, NE
Grandchildren & Spouses: Samantha Walker
Leslie Walker
Brianna Walker
Jeromy & Amy Doele
Jason & Jami Doele
Great-Grandchildren: Delaney
Karagen
Beckett
Jackson
Poppy