NORTH MANCHESTER – Mary Lee Lambert, North Manchester, formally living on Big Tippy Lake for 21 years, passed away Feb. 27, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
Born on Jan. 17, 1942, in Wabash, to Lowell “Hap” and Mary Kathryn Coon Hoover, Mary was one of six kids.
Mary’s heart for people showed through her acts of compassion while she was an LPN at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for two years and then home healthcare nurse in Pittsburgh, Pa. Once returning to Indiana, she was a nurse at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse and Warsaw. Mary’s passion was taking care of her family and friends. She loved to bake and share her creations with everyone. She also found the time to sew, knit, weave and craft.
She was married in Servia to Ronald Lambert on Oct. 9, 1965.
Mary is survived by her husband, Ronald Lambert, North Manchester; one daughter, Kristina (Jim) Fox, Walden, N.Y.; one son, Michael Lambert, Pittsburgh, Pa.; three brothers: Stanley (Bonnie) Hoover, Sebring, Fla.; Lowell (Susan) Hoover, Bloomington; and Arden J (Maria Christina) Hoover, Fort Wayne; one sister, Lynn Ann Gusick, Lehighton, Pa.; four grandchildren, Jennifer and Joseph Fox, and Ashley and Nathan Lambert; and one great-grandchild, Aubrey Diaz.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Kathryn Lambert, who passed away in 2014; and one brother, Donald Hoover.
Friends and family may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 8 at McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114 West, North Manchester. A celebration of life will be held at the conclusion of calling.
Burial will be held at Oaklawn Cemetery at a later date.
For those who wish to honor the memory of Mary, memorial contributions may be made to the Timbercrest Charitable Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962; or the Wabash County Cancer Society, P.O. Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962.
