Mary Lee Legried Hendrickson, age 77, of Ames passed away July 6, 2010 surrounded by her family at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa. A gathering of friends and family will be held Friday, July 9th, 3 – 8 PM with the family present 5 – 8 PM at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way Ames. Funeral services will be at 11 AM, Saturday July 10th at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado, Ames. Rev. Carl Witt Jr. and Rev. David Cline will officiate with internment at Ames Municipal Cemetery.

Mary was born May 16, 1933 in Rake, Iowa the daughter of Otis M. and Mabel M. (Erdahl) Legried. She graduated in 1950 from Rake High School. Mary then moved to Forest City and received a degree from Waldorf College in Education. She taught kindergarten at Rock Rapids and Storm Lake and then second grade at Hayes Consolidated School, south of Storm Lake. She loved teaching second grade and said it was her favorite job. Mary married Ed Hendrickson August 21, 1955 at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake, Iowa. In 1956 Ed and Mary purchased Green Gable Motel in Ames and have called Ames home ever since. Mary was a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Ames and associate member of Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, CA , as well as T.T.T. She enjoyed playing Gin and Bridge, movies, spending winters in California, summers on the deck at Okoboji, reading books, and making blueberry pancakes for and mud pies with her grandchildren. Mary cherished the time she spent with friends and family and especially her grandchildren. We love you Mary Lee and miss you.

She is survived by her husband Ed of Ames; children: Ed Hendrickson Jr. and (Tracey Stoll) of Claremont, CA, David and (Linda) Hendrickson of Barrington, IL, and Melinda and (Chad) Kelchen of Lehigh,IA; grandchildren: Blake and (Carlie) Hendrickson of Iowa City, Jennifer Hendrickson of Claremont, CA, Grant Hendrickson of Ames, Mark, Molly, Mary, and Michael Hendrickson of Barrington, IL, and Samantha and Nicholas Kelchen of Lehigh; sister Ovedia Elvestrom of Bricelyn, MN; sisters-in-law: Judy Matheson of Buffalo Center, IA, Marilyn Turner of Rockwell City, IA, and Anita Hendrickson of San Jose, CA.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Lynn Marie Hendrickson, age seven, and her brother Keith Otis Legried, age 50.

On Line Condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado, Ames, IA 50014 or Hope Lutheran Church, 45900 Portola Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260.

Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.