Mary Ellen Bouril, age 91, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Cresco Care Center where she had made her home for the last 15 months.
Funeral Services will be held at the Notre Dame Catholic Church on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with burial in Calvary Cemetery both at Cresco. Rev. Richard Ament will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thrusday. at the Conway Funeral Home in Cresco where there will be a Vigil Service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Friday at the church.
Mary Ellen McDermott was born on December 4, 1916, in Cresco, Iowa, the daughter of John and Lottie (Barnes) McDermott. She was raised in Cresco and graduated from the Assumption High School. During WWII, Mary lived and worked in Milwaukee, WI at a munitions plant.
In October, 1944, she married Robert Bouril. To this union two children were born: John and Gerald. After their marriage, they lived in Milwaukee, they moved to LaCrosse, WI, returning to Cresco to live in the early 1950’s. After moving to Cresco, Mary worked as a cook at several locations until opening her own restaurant in 1960. She owned and operated the Country Kitchen Restaurant until her retirement. She was a member of the Notre Dame Parish and its Rosary Society.
Those left to honor her memory are her sons and daughters-in-law: John and Sue Bouril of Denver, CO, and Jerry and Dianne Bouril of Eldridge, IA; four grandchildren: Tammy Doud, Holly Schroeder, both of Denver, CO, Amy Bouril and Curt Bouril of New York City, NY.
Preceding Mary in death were her parents, her husband, Robert, on May 9, 1960, two brothers: JT McDermott and Paul McDermott.