Mary Patricia Kuehnel, 67, of Burlington, died on Oct. 17, 2022, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Mary Patricia was born September 18, 1955, in Grand Forks, N.D. to Norman and Alice Helle Kuehnel. Mary was the fifth child out of nine and the eldest girl.
Mary worked at the Klein Center for 25 years and then, Hope Haven Cottonwood until she retired. Her love for her work and patients showed throughout her career.
Mary enjoyed watching many shows, including; crime documentaries, reality shows, and medical shows, but most of all she enjoyed watching "Perry Mason". She enjoyed listing to music, especially her beloved Beatles. Family was the most important part of her life, she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Mary was a strong-willed woman with the greatest strength, beyond measure.
Mary was united in marriage to Glenn C. Anderson in March of 1973. They had five beautiful children together. They parted ways but remained lifelong friends. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her children: Jason, Joshua, and Jacob Anderson, of Burlington, Jamie Counts of Farmington, and John Anderson, of Japan; her 11 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and her siblings, James Kuehnel of Simi, Calif. Richard Kuehnel of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Catherine Freeman of Grand Forks, N.D.
Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Prugh Crematory.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. with the family to receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home.
The memorial service for Mrs. Kuehnel will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home. Mary will be laid to rest next to her family in Saint Jude's Cemetery in Thompson, N.D., in the spring of 2023.