Mary Lou Whitaker

She is survived by her husband of 74 years, Paul Whitaker; daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and Allen Kadlec, Westerville; and Lorrene and Ken Wells, South Bloomingville, Ohio; Grandchildren and spouses, Chad Stevens and Melissa Bachstetter, Columbus; Brian and Erica Kadlec, Johnstown; great grandchildren, Kailee (Brandon) Bowman, Zane Stevens, Isla Stevens, Travis Kimmey, Trevor Kimmey, Aiden Kadlec, and Lincoln Kadlec; three great great grandchildren; sisters, Sue Westbrook, Marysville; Nancy (John) Wilken, North Fairfield, OH; Penny (Arden) Kessler, Plymouth, OH; and brother, Jim Robson (Tracy Byington), Seattle, WA.

Preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Dorothy Robson; son, Darryl Whitaker; granddaughter, Amy Speaks; brother, Frank Robson and his wife Shirley; and brother, Carl Robson.

She loved babysitting and worked in daycare for 40 years.

Mary Lou has a passion for shopping and spending time in the Amish Country. She and Paul really enjoyed gambling, making many trips to Las Vegas and other casinos. They also loved travelling, visiting the Caribbean many times, and spending one particular trip of a lifetime where they visited places including Rome, Turkey, Egypt, and Israel. They were very blessed to be able to experience many places in the world.

She will be laid to rest in a private entombment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Those who wish may contribute in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at https://www.alz.org/centralohio, or by mail to 5200 Upper Metro Pl #170, Dublin, OH 43017; or to the National Kidney Foundation at https://support.kidney.org/, or by mail to Central Ohio Kidney Foundation, 1491 Polaris Parkway, Box 268 Columbus, OH 43240.