Mary Louise Anderson, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mary worked for many years as a clerk for the Minnesota Dept. of Revenue. In later years, she would work as a school lunch lady and also as a waitress. She never liked to be idle, always working and keeping busy, and reading a daily dose of the newspaper wherever she was. Mary was a gardener at heart, content being outside in the garden, even if it meant just pulling weeds. Family was important to her, and Mary could bring them all together with a big meal, especially on her Wednesday night dinners. As a special treat, once a year, Mary would stand on her head just to show her loved ones that she still could. She enjoyed Bingo and casino trips with her sisters as well as traveling to San Carlos, Mexico or going to the Pipestone Point Resort in Canada. 

Mary loved to sew clothes for dolls and Barbies and hold theme parties with the grandkids. She was known for her special “Turkey in the Straw” dance, and passed those dance skills onto her grandkids and great-grandkids. Mary’s home was open to all and she took great pride in organizing family reunions. Mary is missed by all who knew and loved her: her children, Mike Dunning, Bonnie (Lothar) Nawrocki, Jim (Tammy) Dunning, Kristi (Chris) Blanchard and Kevin (Christine) Dunning; daughter –in-law Vicki Dunning; grandchildren, Mandy (Don), Christina (Sonny), Chad (Abbi), Holly (Zac), Deana, Lisa (Joel), Vanessa (Robert),  Austin (Kallie), Lily (Dusty), Tyler (Jenni), Justice and Mason; great-grandchildren, Brayden, Daisy, Ellie, Charlie, Shayla, Kaleb, Lily, Will, Carter, Carolyn, Ivy, Easton, Aureus and Royal; siblings, Denny (Ellen) Anderson, Kay Null, Chickie (Howie) Kutcher; and sister-in-law, Deanna Anderson as well as many nieces, nephews other extended relative and friends.