Mary Lois “Grandma Tweety” Iehl, 90, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

She was born December 15, 1926, in Waterloo, daughter of Arthur and Gladys Akin King. She married William Ray Iehl on November 9, 1946, at First Baptist Church in Waterloo. He died November 6, 1986.

Mary graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1944 and attended Ottawa University, Kansas from 1945-1946. She was a homemaker for most of her life but had worked at Agape Therapy from 1987 to 2005.

Mary became a member of First Baptist Church of Waterloo by baptism in 1936 and was active in Friendly Stars and the Women’s Quilters Group. She had been involved in the Iowa Farm Bureau and Ladies Aid Society.

She is survived by her two daughters, Paula (Larry) Nielsen and Wanda Bergstrom, both of Waterloo; five sons: Ray (Joan) and Rex (Jerri), both of Waterloo, Cal (Deb) of Cedar Falls, and Marshal and Chris (Diane), also of Waterloo; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Robert D. King.

Mary is preceded in death by her husband Bill, three grandchildren: Ami Iehl, Traci Iehl and Brent Bergstrom; a great-granddaughter, Makenzi Iehl; a son-in-law, Jim Bergstrom; and a brother, Richard King.