Mary Lou Loe, 79, of Columbia City, died peacefully at 9:35 a.m. Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Bullhead City, AZ following a long battle with cancer.

Born on December 28, 1941, in Columbia City, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Gebert) Wolfe. Growing up in the Larwill area, she graduated from Larwill High School in 1958.

On September 29, 1961, she married Arthur E. Loe. They made their home in Larwill until August of 2003 when they moved to Columbia City. For over 20 years, the couple spent their summers in Cameron, WI. Arthur died on August 13, 2010.

For 35 years, Mary was employed by Dana/Weatherhead in Columbia City as a machinist.

During the summers in Wisconsin, she enjoyed visiting with the other resort residents until her husband returned with the days fish catch which she would clean and prepare. After her husband passed in 2010, she took up sewing making quilts with her friends. On her occasional trip to the Casinos, she prided herself in making $20 last the entire day. She liked to watch NASCAR races and would attend bowling tournaments with her son. Annually, she would join her nieces for a road trip to a destination of interest in the surrounding states. She also enjoyed her annual winter trip to Arizona and visiting her granddaughter in Texas.

Surviving are her four daughters, Christina Loe of Larwill, Laura (Phil) Cameron of Muncie, Rochelle (Jerry) Fritz of Wolcottville, and Janice (John) Zammetti of Bullhead, Arizona; a son, Bart (Erika) Loe of Warsaw; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Additionally, she was preceded in death by sisters Patricia Clem and Barbara Shepherd; and a brother Robert Wolfe.

The funeral service is 1 p.m. Thursday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial is at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Visitation is 11 a.m. until the service Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials in Mary's honor are to Cancer Services of NE Indiana.