Mary Blechle

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Magdalena "Lena" Blechle, 95, of Perryville died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home.

She was born Nov. 11, 1906, in Biehle, Mo., daughter of Anton and Agnes Biehle Schemel.

She and John M. Blechle were married May 23, 1936. He died March 12, 1966.

Blechle was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Ladies Sodality.

Survivors include two daughters, Betty Klump and Marjorie Martin, both of Perryville; two sisters, Louise Duvall and Edna Hayes, both of St. Louis; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, with parish prayers with the Ladies Sodality at 7 p.m.

Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 10:20 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with a rosary at 9 a.m.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Kevin P. Fausz officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.