Mary was born to Carl Jacob and Isabella M. Arnold Saal.
Surviving are three children, J. Michael (Susan) Adams of Morristown, N.J., and Mary Carla Grube and Drew Adams, both of Peoria; three grandchildren, Benjamin Adams of Philadelphia, Pa., Jennifer Grube of Chicago and Lisa Nutter of Tucson, Ariz.; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Erwin Saal; and one sister, Helen McGrath.
Mary Lou was a writer for the Peoria Times Observer, last working as a freelance writer. She also taught art classes at Lakeview, where she sold many pieces of art.
She attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and was a volunteer for the Salvation Army and Rosewood Care Center.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, Illinois
Surviving are three children, J. Michael (Susan) Adams of Morristown, N.J., and Mary Carla Grube and Drew Adams, both of Peoria; three grandchildren, Benjamin Adams of Philadelphia, Pa., Jennifer Grube of Chicago and Lisa Nutter of Tucson, Ariz.; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Erwin Saal; and one sister, Helen McGrath.
Mary Lou was a writer for the Peoria Times Observer, last working as a freelance writer. She also taught art classes at Lakeview, where she sold many pieces of art.
She attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and was a volunteer for the Salvation Army and Rosewood Care Center.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, Illinois
Mary was born to Carl Jacob and Isabella M. Arnold Saal.
Surviving are three children, J. Michael (Susan) Adams of Morristown, N.J., and Mary Carla Grube and Drew Adams, both of Peoria; three grandchildren, Benjamin Adams of Philadelphia, Pa., Jennifer Grube of Chicago and Lisa Nutter of Tucson, Ariz.; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Erwin Saal; and one sister, Helen McGrath.
Mary Lou was a writer for the Peoria Times Observer, last working as a freelance writer. She also taught art classes at Lakeview, where she sold many pieces of art.
She attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and was a volunteer for the Salvation Army and Rosewood Care Center.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, Illinois
Surviving are three children, J. Michael (Susan) Adams of Morristown, N.J., and Mary Carla Grube and Drew Adams, both of Peoria; three grandchildren, Benjamin Adams of Philadelphia, Pa., Jennifer Grube of Chicago and Lisa Nutter of Tucson, Ariz.; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Erwin Saal; and one sister, Helen McGrath.
Mary Lou was a writer for the Peoria Times Observer, last working as a freelance writer. She also taught art classes at Lakeview, where she sold many pieces of art.
She attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and was a volunteer for the Salvation Army and Rosewood Care Center.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Wright & Salmon Mortuary in Peoria, Illinois
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