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In 1973, using her inheritance, she proudly completed nursing school as an LPN. Prior to becoming a nurse, Mary worked as a farmwife on a family farm. After almost 30 years of nursing, she retired and enjoyed part-time jobs at Hilton in Ames and the Boone Speedway. Mary was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church in Boone. She enjoyed reading Danelle Steele, doing word searches, and gardening.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Lesley "Bud" Poling in 1997; parents, Eva Irene and William Franklin Russell; in-laws, Verga and Alfred Poling; brother, John Russell; two brothers-in-law; and three sisters-in-law.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Kathy Elsberry of Boone, IA; son, Chris (Stacey) Poling of Bondurant, IA; son, Marty Poling of Boone, IA; five grandchildren: Lesley Elsberry of Boone, IA, Wyatt (Amanda) Elsberry of Des Moines, IA, Tyler (Nicole) Poling of Bondurant, IA, Courtney (Tony) Jones of Mitchellville, IA, and Gage Poling of Ankeny, IA; four great-grandchildren: Xander Elsberry, Tessa Poling, Talon Jones, and Carson Jones; one brother, Joe Russell (Judy) Russell of Boone, IA; special friend, Ken Jacobs of Ames, IA, and many other family members and friends.
A visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home in Boone. A private family burial will be held at Linwood Park Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 515-432-4550.
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