Wilwerding, Mary Elizabeth (Harkins) Blankenship (1948 - 2025)

WILWERDING, BLANKENSHIP, HARKINS, TEAL, ROE, HERZINGER, HOFFMANN, GRAEVE, KURTZ

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/10/2025 at 17:02:40

Name of deceased: Mary Elizabeth Blakenship Wilwerding (nee Harkins)

Aged: 76 yrs, 11 mo, 17 days

Residence: Kansas City, Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass counties, MO

Born: Feb. 9, 1948; Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Died: Jan. 23, 2025; Kansas City, Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass counties, MO

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025; St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Omaha, NE; burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, NE

Survived by: Children, Anne (spouse, Brian) Teal, Angela (spouse, Dewight) Roe, Bradley (spouse, Alexis) Blankenship, and Andrea Blankenship; her stepchildren, Ann Herzinger, Sheila (spouse, Dan) Hoffmann, Laura (spouse, Harvey) Graeve, Jim (spouse, Gigi) Wilwerding, Paul (spouse, Desiri) Wilwerding, and Tony (spouse, Jennifer) Wilwerding; brother, Bill (spouse, Mindy) Harkins; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Edward and Dorothy (nee Kurtz) Harkins; first husband, Robert (deceased March 19, 1991); second husband, Bernie, (deceased July 23, 2018); cherished daughter, Tara Ann (stillborn on July 6, 1969); son-in-law, Ron Herzinger; grandchildren, Isaiah, Samuel and Jadyn Wilwerding, and numerous sisters- and brothers-in-law

Education: Graduated from Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Robert Blankenship; date and location not provided (2) Bernie Wilwerding; Nov. 21, 1993; location not provided

Employment: Nurse, dedicating her career to caring for others

Hobbies/Interests: Mary found joy in gardening, cooking, and offering her time and talents to those in need.

Sources: Heafeyheafey.com