Mary Elizabeth Lonowski
Mary Elizabeth Lonowski
Mary Elizabeth Lonowski
1994-2015
Mary Elizabeth Lonowski, 20, was called home to be with her Lord on September 5, 2015. She is the daughter of Douglas and Dale (Greer) Lonowski of Ellensburg, Washington.
Mary was born on November 21, 1994, in Davenport, Iowa, and lived in Maryville, Missouri, for five years before moving to Ellensburg, Washington, at the age of 6. As a little girl growing up in the country, Mary was very inquisitive and imaginative. She loved exploring outside with her sister and brothers, inventing games, playing in the creek, making mud pies and catching crawdads.
Mary was a no nonsense kind of girl. She loved the simple things in life like watching movies or reading a good book. Her favorites included The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Phantom of the Opera, as well as the Harry Potter, Twilight, and Hitchhiker’s Guide series. She spent her free time with family, hanging out with fr! iends, trying new recipes, strumming her guitar, playing a friendly game of tennis or Monopoly, and tooling around town in her yellow VW Beetle, the “Mrrr Mrrrbile.”
Throughout her school years Mary was active in sports and student government and excelled academically. She learned to play the viola and enjoyed country music, classic rock, and the Beatles. She was very involved in 4-H, raising and caring for lambs to show at the Kittitas County Fair. From the age of sixteen, Mary enjoyed working at the Kittitas Valley Memorial Pool as a lifeguard and swim instructor. She graduated from Ellensburg High School with the Class of 2013.
Mary was preparing to begin her junior year at Central Washington University where she was working toward a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Nutrition and Spanish with aspirations of studying in Spain and becoming a dietitian.
Mary is survived by her loving family: parents Doug and Dale, sister Kimberly, and brothers Eli and Thomas of Ellensburg, Washington; paternal grandparents Myron “Mike” and Agnes Lonowski of Shenandoah, Iowa; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins throughout the country. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Merle and Marjorie Greer of Harlan, Iowa.
Deceased’s Funeral Arrangements : A Rosary Service and Visitation was held on Friday, September 11, at the Steward & Williams Tribute Center in Ellensburg, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Ellensburg, Washington, on Saturday, September 12, with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
