Mary Lou Gardner

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Mary Lou (Uppenkamp) Gardner
Date Of Birth:May 3, 1940 ~ Botkins, Ohio
Date Of Death:July 11, 2010 ~ Trafalgar
Service Date:A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted by her family at Mary Lou’s home at 4 pm Tuesday at 6458 South 25 West in Trafalgar, IN 46181.

Mary Lou (Uppenkamp) Gardner, age 70 passed away Sunday afternoon, July 11, 2010 at her residence in Trafalgar. She was a former resident of West Liberty, Ohio.

Mary Lou was born May 3, 1940 in Botkins, Ohio to the late Aloys and Cora C. (Schumacher) Uppenkamp.

She received an associate's degree in Information Systems from Ohio State College. Mary Lou retired in 2006 after 10 years of service with Honda of America in West Liberty, OH, and had previously worked for Harpers Printing in Columbus, OH for several years.

Mary Lou is survived by her loving children: Lois Ann Snider of New Carlisle, OH, George A. Koch of Apopka, FL & Harry Lee Koch of Little Rock, AR. Mary Lou will be remembered and cherished by her eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter: Constance M. Gardner; two brothers: Richard & Thomas Uppenkamp; and a great-granddaughter: Maria Y. Giron.

Mary Lou was a longtime member of the Marysville Eagles Lodge & the Marysville Moose Lodge, where she was a past madam president.

Mary Lou enjoyed making crafts, traveling, reading and spending time with her family. Her true passion was raising Dachshunds.

A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted by her family at Mary Lou's home at 4 pm Tuesday at 6458 South 25 West in Trafalgar, IN 46181.

Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Mary Lou to the Johnson County Humane Society, 3827 N Graham Rd, Franklin, IN 46131.