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Mary Catherine Salemink, 50, West Liberty
Obituaries · March 26, 2015



Mary Catherine Salemink, 50, of West Liberty died Monday, March 23, 2015 at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the West Liberty Community Center in West Liberty. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at the West Liberty Community Center. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Nichols. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice in Iowa City or to the education fund of her son, Sean Salemink. Condolences may be made to the family online at hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com

Mary was born June 19, 1964, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Paul and Geraldine Reihsen Crock. She graduated from Tipton High School in 1982 and attended Kirkwood. She was united in marriage to Larry Salemink on April 9, 1994, in Nichols, Iowa. She was employed with Bankers Advertising.

Mary was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in West Liberty. She enjoyed gardening, reading and spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by husband Larry and son Sean Salemink of West Liberty; parents Paul and Geri Crock of Mechanicsville, Iowa; sisters Linda (Randy) Scheetz of Eldridge, Iowa, Paula Crock of Fairfax, Iowa, Donna (Curt) Garner of Rio Rancho, New Mexico and Regina (Ron) Jurek of China; sister-in-law Doreena Crock of Tipton, Iowa; mother-in-law Janice Salemink of West Liberty; sisters-in-law Janene (Alex) Misak of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Sandy (Pat) Daily of Belle Plaine, Iowa; 21 nieces and nephews; 11 great-nieces and great-nephews; and her dog, Nike.

She was preceded in death by brother Richard Crock and father-in-law Eugene Salemink.