1937-2020
Mary Dahlquist, 82, of Columbia, MO passed away, Monday, March 30, 2020 in Columbia. Memorial service will be conducted April 18, 2020 via a National Zoom Teleconference due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
Mary was born June 7, 1937 in Ava, MO to Earl and Ruth Osborn. The family eventually moved to Springfield Missouri, where she grew up and completed school. She later moved to Thayer, MO, and then to Columbia, where she met her future husband, Everett. On November 18, 1961 she married Everett Dahlquist in Columbia, MO, and they lived there ever since. Although confined to a wheelchair for the last 57 years, she was active as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the community and enjoyed sharing the love she had developed for what is found in the Scriptures……frequently talking to others about the hope found therein. She was an avid reader, enjoyed associating with friends, nature, plants and gardening.
Mary is survived by two sons, Mike Dahlquist & wife Kim of Jefferson, MD, and Mark Dahlquist & wife Jodi of Salida, CA; and two sisters, Helen, of Kansas City, MO, and Cindy, of Port Angeles, WA. She was preceded in death by her husband Everett, a brother, Jerry, a sister Carol, and her parents.
Donations may be made to: Jehovah’s Witnesses at www.jw.org
Condolences may be left online for the family at www.dignitymemorial.com
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