Mary Hindbaugh

Mary Elizabeth Hindbaugh, 71, of Muscatine, died Monday, August 17, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Private graveside services will be held. There will be no visitation. Interment will be at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born September 29, 1937, in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Bud and Pearl Hudgins Hazelwood. She married Otis Hindbaugh on November 2, 1956, in Muscatine. She had been employed as a Can Plant supervisor at Heinz USA, but most recently was a homemaker. In her teen years, she was a model for Bamford Studio. She enjoyed boating, camping, traveling, painting, remodeling, working out with Jack La Lane and watching soap operas. She donated to many charities especially St. Jude’s and In-Touch Ministries. She was an excellent cook. Her family was most important to her, especially the grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by one son, Otis, Jr. and wife Shawne of Muscatine; three daughters, Terry Hindbaugh, Vickie Meerdink and Julie Andreas, all of Muscatine; eight grandchildren, Jacob White, Zachary Meerdink, Matthew Lower, Sondra Phelps, Dustin Andreas, Benjamin Hindbaugh, Mikhala Meerdink and Carly Hindbaugh; four great grandchildren, Austin Meerdink, Brock Meerdink, Kyler Ziegenhorn and Ava Fusco; three brothers, Bud Hazelwood, Jr., Darrell Hazelwood and Patrick Hazelwood; five sisters, Margaret Brown, Sharon Schultheis, Debbie Phillips, Marylin Ahlf and Betty Carter; and a dear friend, Lucille Hurlbut. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers, James, Johnnie, Howard, Ronnie, one sister Patricia, one son, Jerry, and one grandson, Trevor White. © 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author.