Mary M. Biggerstaff

Mary Margaret Biggerstaff, one of two children of Rosie Bell (Pettis) Ewing and Charley Ewing, was born on July 15, 1927 in Malvern, Iowa where she grew up and attended school.

Mary and Clarence Albert Biggerstaff were married in Malvern on January 4, 1945. They made their home in Malvern and their marriage was blessed with a daughter Rosemary.

Mary worked in Malvern at the Henningsen Egg Plant for a time before she began work as a nurse's aide at the Nishna Cottage. She enjoyed attending church with the Cottage staff and residents, gardening, reading, meeting and visiting with people. She enjoyed her friendships with the staff and residents of the Nishna Cottage.

Mary and Clarence were married almost 42 years, when Clarence passed away at the Veteran's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 19, 1986. Mary continued to live in Malvern and work at the Cottage. Following her retirement, she moved to Kentucky to live with her daughter Rosemary. Mary and Rosemary moved to North Carolina and Alabama, before returning to Iowa in 2004 and Mary became a resident at the Woodlands Rehabilitation Center in Council Bluffs.

Mary passed away at the Woodlands Rehabilitation Center in Council Bluffs on March 15, 2010, at the age of 82 years and 8 months. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Clarence; and brother Charles Ewing.

Mary is survived by her daughter Rosemary Conway of Omaha, NE; other relatives and friends.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Interment in the Malvern Cemetery.