Wagley, Mary Lucille 'Mary Lu'

Mary Lucille “Mary Lu” Wagley, 91, of Anamosa, formerly of Belvidere, Ill., died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at her home in Anamosa.

She was born Feb. 24, 1922, in Maple Park, Ill., the daughter of Clarence and Sadie (Coddington) Christensen. She married John Elmer Wagley on May 29, 1948, in DeKalb, Ill. Mary Lu was a graduate of the Maple Park High School class of 1938. She attended Northern Illinois University, where she received her bachelor's and master's degrees in library science. Mary Lu worked for the Belvidere School District as a fourth-grade teacher and then for the Marengo (Illinois) School District as its high school librarian until her retirement in 1984.

Survivors include her daughter, Mary Joan (Victor) Hamre of Anamosa; two grandchildren, Mary Ann Hamre (Dustin Sult) of Hiawatha and John V. Hamre of Fort Collins, Colo.; and two sisters-in-law, June Wagley of Sycamore, Ill., and Doris Christensen of Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; two brothers, Clarence “Jack” and James Christensenl and her brother-in-law, Dick Wagley.

Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore, Ill. A graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Fairview Park Cemetery in DeKalb.

A celebration of Mary Lu's 11 years in Anamosa will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Fawn Creek Fairway Condominiums in Anamosa.

Memorials for Mary Lu Wagley may be made to the charity of the donor's choice c/o Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.

For info or to sign the online guest book, go to www.

ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call (815) 895-2833.

Published May 11, 2013 in The Gazette