Mary Ellen Geary

Mary Ellen Geary, 89, of Dodge Center, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN.

Mary was born on October 21, 1934, in Ripley Township, MN to Ross and Eleanor (Bayer) Wilson.  She married Thomas Geary on April 13, 1953, and together they had 3 Boys and 2 girls.   She was a hardworking wife, mother and grandmother.  Mary enjoyed knitting, baking and travelling when she wasn’t working on the turkey farm her and Tom managed for over 25 years.  She lived her last few months of life at Homestead of Rochester, MN.  She very much enjoyed her room with a view of the ducks and geese in the pond.

Mary is survived by her sons, Doug (Jane) Geary of Morgantown, WV, Dan (Diane) Geary of Rochester, MN, and Rich (Darla) Geary of Lake City, MN; daughters, Julie (Roy) Henderson of Leesburg, FL and Donya (Walter) Jackel of Owatonna, MN; 2 sisters, Kathy (Jim) Straughtman and Rosey (Bob) Hamlin; 2 grandsons, William (Melissa) Geary and Jason (Elishia Woods) Young; 9 granddaughters, Shannon (Duane) Volek, Jesseka (Chris) Illa, Kathy (Hector) Urbina, Nicki (Ben) Bailey, Krissy Head, Terri Lynn (Robert) Smith, Jackie (Jeff Schneiter) Johnson, Brooke (Steve) Snyder, and Tabetha Jackel; 10 great-grandsons, Mark Young, Daniel Young, Jackson Young, Peyton Young, Joey Illa, Caden Illa, Logan Head, Justin Head, Everett Snyder, and Kyler Johnson; 17 great-granddaughters, Cheyanne Strahin (Shayne Deavers), Makayla Volek, Alexandria (Isaiah) Wade, Ashley Geary, Isabella Urbina, Eliana Urbina, Layla Young, Hanna King, Addison King, Haylie Smith, Storme Eaton (Dylan Lambrecht), Julia Bailey, Jaiden Bailey, MacKenzie Illa, MacKenna (Micah) Patterson-LaBaw, Rylee Johnson; 3 great-great-grandsons, Deegan Lambrecht, Brayden King, and Uriah Deavers; and a great-great-granddaughter, Eliauna Deavers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, her husband, Thomas; and great-granddaughter, Paisley Grace Young.

A celebration of Mary’s life will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Czaplewski Family Funeral Homes, 25 South St SW in Dodge Center, MN.  A private family burial will be in Wildwood cemetery in Wasioja, MN.

To share a special memory or condolence please visit www.czaplewskifuneralhomes.com, Czaplewski Family Funeral Homes, 25 South Street SW Dodge Center, MN (507)374-2155. Blessed be her memory.