Mary Mouser

Mary Evelyn Mouser, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Southeast Hospital, with her loving children at her bedside.

She was born May 29, 1934, in White Hall, Illinois, the daughter of Harry D. and Marie Campbell Steelman. She married Louis Zarantonello, and he preceded her in death in 1966. Mary married Doyle Mouser on Nov. 3, 1984.

She was a graduate of Bunker Hill, Illinois, High School. She grew up in Dorsey, Illinois, moving to Cape Girardeau in 1968. Mary worked at the Townhouse Motel in Cape Girardeau, Kohlfeld Distributing and Cam Electric in Jackson, retiring from Russman Bus Co.

Mary was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Cape Rock Chapter No. 60 for more than 25 years. She held many offices in OES, including worthy matron, district deputy grand matron in 1992, and grand representative of Maryland in Missouri in 2011. She volunteered many hours at Missouri Veterans Home and Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mary will be remembered for her generosity, compassion, a servant's heart, her smile and most certainly her laugh. In her later years, she was known for her cooking and baking skills, and her grandsons loved her pies.

She also will be remembered for some of her favorite sayings, "The more the merrier," "If there isn't enough for everybody, then nobody gets any" and "The guest always gets the bigger piece."

Mary Mouser

Mary was a member of Mount Auburn Christian Church in Cape Girardeau.

Loving survivors include her husband of 34 years, Doyle Mouser; four sons, Mike (Kim) Zarantonello of Alton, Illinois, Louis "Butch" (Valorie) Zarantonello of Chico, Texas, Mark (Julie) Zarantonello of Kansas City, Missouri, and Randy (Terri) Mouser of Jackson; two daughters, Debbie Huckabee and Teresa (Gary) Anderson, both of Cape Girardeau; grandchildren, Kelly (Kenny) Gardner, Jessica (Alan) Stone, Anthony "Tony" Zarantonello, Harlie Anderson, Krista (Tyler) Birk, Ryan (Sarah) Mouser, Shawna (Kevin) King, Greg (Dani) Anderson, Rachael (Travis) Ontiveros, Molly (Kerry) Ingram, Venus (Kurt) Johnson, Keith, Anthony and Louis C. (Yvonne) Zarantonello and Rebecca (David) Demars. Also surviving are great-grandchildren, Eann and Owen Gardner; Caleb, Levi, Eden and Noelle Stone; Estelle Anderson; Paisley and Hudson Birk; Logan Mouser; Alex and Logan King; Vanessa (Brian) Owens; Dorian, Lance, Chaze, Sean, Kieran, Brycen and Ellie Anderson; Madison Lynch; Nathaniel, Seth and Hawkins Ingram; and Justin, Teresa, Infiniti, Douglas and Dewayne Zarantonello. She also leaves behind a brother, Bill Steelman of San Antonio; three sisters, Nancy Burgoyne of Edwardsville, Illinois, Linda Hermsmeyer of St. Louis and Marie "Missy" (Jimmy) Gilloette of San Antonio; and many dear nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Donnie Musgraves; and a brother, Eddie Steelman.

Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, with an Order of Eastern Star service at 5 p.m., at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Casey Elmore and Naamon Eaker officiating. Interment will be at 1 p.m. at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Mount Auburn Christian Church or to the Shriners Hospitals for Children in St. Louis.

Online condolence messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.