Mary Lou Russell

Mary Lou was born on August 27, 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Louis Page and Jeanne (Denner) Page. She graduated from Portage Northern High School, class of 1966. Mary Lou also attended Davenport College, graduating in 1979. She married Kenneth Russell on February 23, 1981.

Mary Lou worked as city treasurer of Allegan County for 20 years. After retiring from there, she decided she wanted to continue working. Mary Lou worked at WalMart for a couple years, then worked at Guardian Finance and Advocacy in Battle Creek until she got sick. She made many lifelong friends at work. She had a personality that seemed to draw people to her. Most people would describer her as a " spitfire". Mary Lou loved to travel. She and Ken also loved to go to the casino.

Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Russell (Dec. 5, 2010), brother, Louis Page and sister, Priscella Lane.

She is survived by her daughter, Allison (Larry) Hoffman, granddaughter, Alysha, grandson, Jordon all of Hastings, sisters: Janice (Norm) Belden of Allegan, and Nancy Page of Plainwell, brother, Tom (Donna) Page of Martin, sister, Tammy (Todd) Dussia of Allegan, brother-in-law, Larry Lane of Kalamazoo, many nieces and nephews and many beloved friends that were just as much family to her and she loved dearly.

Memorial contributions may be made to Guardian Finance and Advocacy, 18 W. Michigan Ave., #300, Battle Creek, MI 49017.

A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm.