Mary Sue Ely

Mary Sue Ely, 69, of Crest Hill formerly of Dwight, passed away at 12:16 P.M. February 18, 2019 at Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight, IL. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services also on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery Dwight, IL following the services.
Mary Sue was born on September 29, 1949 in Streator, IL a daughter of LeRoy and Mary Jane (Lewis) Anderson. She married John Ely on April 8, 1972. He survives in Crest Hill, Illinois.
She is also survived by daughter, Amy Ely of Crest Hill, IL; son, Eric (Christy) Ely of Knoxville, TN; 2 grandchildren, Addy Ely and Harper Ely; brothers, Jim (Donna) Anderson of Dwight, Lee (Mary) Anderson of Dwight, Tom (Molly) Anderson of Dwight; sisters, Connie Kinkade of Malden, IL, Janice (David) Murphy of Dwight; brother-in-law, Ron (Carol) Ely of Humble, TX; sister-in-law, Sandy Anderson of Dwight; many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Brian John Ely; sister, Martha Hooker; brother, Kenny Anderson; brothers-in-law Jim Hooker and Brad Kinkade.
Mary Sue worked at the Fox center over the years as an aide and also worked for the Dime Store in Dwight. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Dwight and the Danish Brotherhood.
Mary Sue enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. Her hobbies included baking with her granddaughters, vacationing in Florida and playing on her kindle.
Memorials in honor of Mary Sue may be made to the American Heart Association and online condolences may be made at www.hagermemorial.com.