Mary E. McPherson, 90, Luverne, died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne.
Services were Saturday, March 8, at United Methodist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Bart Fletcher officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Mary Nelson was born to Victor and Nellie (Weldy) Nelson on May 12, 1912, in Hamlin, Iowa. She received her education in rural Audubon County, Iowa, and graduated from Audubon High School in 1931.
She married Oliver McPherson on Oct. 17, 1941, in Des Moines, Iowa. She worked at the Ankeny Ordinance Plant in Ankeny, Iowa, during World War II. Later, she worked in the diet department at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. The family moved to Pipestone in 1960 and to Luverne in 1968.
Mrs. McPherson was a member of United Methodist Church in Luverne, the Luverne Ladies Legion Auxiliary and Luverne VFW.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Anthony Spera, Staten Island, N.Y.; one grandson, Michael (Joey Lynn) Spera, Middletown, N.J.; one granddaughter, Donna (Michael) Mazzarisi, Boca Raton Fla.; two great-grandchildren, Lauren Mazzarisi and Casey Spera.
Mrs. McPherson was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Oliver, in September 1993, and one sister, Mildred Keith.
Dingmann Funeral home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.
