Mary Addell Wetzel

Mary Addell Wetzel\r\nMattoon, IL-Mary Addell Wetzel, age 85, of Mattoon, IL, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Palm Terrace of Mattoon. \r\n\r\nThe funeral service in her honor will begin at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 8975 E. County Road 1200 N, Mattoon, IL 61938. Pastor David Bessinger will officiate. Interment will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Mattoon. Visitation will be held at the church from 11:00 a.m. until the service begins. \r\n \r\nMrs. Wetzel was born November 3, 1925 in Paris, IL, the daughter of Guy M. and Mildred A. (Young) Wright. She married Merlin Wayne Wetzel on July 16, 1967, in Mattoon, IL. He survives. Other survivors include two children, Linda Lee Morrical of Indianapolis, IN, Rebecca Ann Ueleke of Mattoon, IL; one brother, Edward Wright and wife Betty Jo of Charleston, IL; four grandchildren, Chad Wetzel, Troy Morrical and wife Jennifer, Amy Morrical Knoy, and Michael Ueleke and wife Jamie; seven great grandchildren, Austin Wetzel, Paige Morrical, Josie Morrical, Colby Knoy, Charlie Grace Knoy, McKinley Ueleke, and Lane Ueleke; and six nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Larry G. Wright. \r\n\r\nMrs. Wetzel was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Mattoon where her memberships included the Ladies Aid and the Zonta Club. She was a former employee of Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company and a former receptionist for Associated Springs. \r\n \r\nMary was also owner and operator of Country Lane Flowers and Gifts and loved creating wonderful floral designs. She loved to sit in the sunshine, cherished her family, and especially treasured time spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. \r\n\r\nIn lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 8975 E. County Road 1200 N, Mattoon, IL 61938, or the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org, 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 210, Springfield, Illinois 62704. \r\n\r\nPlease visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com to light a virtual candle in her honor or share a memory with her family.\r\n

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Mary Addell Wetzel

November 3, 2025 - March 13, 2011