Mary Nesvik, 87, of Waterloo died at Friendship Village Retirement Center on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Mary was born May 25, 1926 in Pleasant Ridge, Iowa. The daughter of Henry John Sr. and Elizabeth C. (Henry) Kleinow.

She married Richard Nesvik on April 23, 1949 in McGregor and he died February 24, 1994.

Mary graduated from McGregor High School in 1945. She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. for 35 years as a clerk in facilities, retiring in 1980.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she belonged to the Women of the Church and was on the funeral committee. She volunteered as a cook with Community Meals at Kimball Ave. Methodist Church. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers, and Elklets. She was active in Garden Club (her miniature Chickens & Hens won a white ribbon at the 2002 Cattle Congress) and Friendship Village Auxiliary. Mary enjoyed needlework and ceramics. She and her husband “motor-homed” and camped, traveling to every state but California, and fishing in Michigan and Wisconsin.

Mary is survived by her sister: Harriett Calkins of Davenport, Iowa; sister Geraldine Edwards of Northwood, Iowa; brother Henry (Betty) Kleinow of Prairie du Chein, Wisconsin; and brother Raymon (Ruth) Kleinow of Monticello, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister Pauline Westphal, brothers-in-law: George Calkins, Clifford Westphal and Marlyn Edwards; and sister-in-law Pat Kleinow.