Mary Louise Kenchel, of O'Fallon, MO, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at the age of 89. Loving wife of 67 years to Frank B. Kenchel; devoted mother of Martin (Mary) Kenchel, Cindy (Allan) Davis; Marilyn (Robert) Leapley, and Sandra (Bruce) Mills; and cherished grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 7. She is preceded in death by her infant daughter Mary Lee Kenchel, sister Sarah Elizabeth Yankel, and her parents Martin Beitsinger and Mary Carr Beitsinger.
Mary was a Medical Technician at St. Joseph Hospital for many years. She was a member of Living Lord Lutheran Church of Lake St. Louis and then the Cornerstone Methodist Church of O'Fallon. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading, and traveling with her husband. Most of all she loved her family.
Memorials may be made to Salvation Army of O'Fallon.