Mary Lee Crowe, 73, of Burlington, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at the St. Luke's Hospital Hospice in Cedar Rapids.
Mary Lee Nielsen was born June 13, 1948, in St. Joseph, Mo. She graduated in 1966 from Maryville High School. She obtained her bachelor's in Education from Northwest Missouri State University in 1969, and then received her master's in Education from Phillips University in 1986. She worked for the Burlington Community School District in the elementary schools.
Mary Lee was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include her husband, Mike; daughters, Erica and Ashlee; sister, Janet; and three grandchildren.
Mary Lee did not want a funeral, so in compromise the family invites everyone to come share memories and celebrate Mary Lee's life on Thursday, Jan. 6 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Prugh-Thielen Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for the Lewy Body Dementia Association or St. Luke's Foundation for UnityPoint Hospice.