Mary Kathryn Mangold

Mary Kathryn Mangold 1922-2015 It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Kathryn Dodson Mangold, age 93, announces her passing on Saturday, October 10, 2015, of age-related causes. She was born at home in Hoopeston, Illinois, on May 13, 1922, to Carlton Adam Dodson and Maria Elizabeth Mundell Dodson. Early in 1938, the family, then including little brother John (Jack), moved from Mattoon to Mason City to open Dodson’s Drugstore on the corner of Chestnut and Main, with pharmacy, soda fountain, and sundries, where Mary K. learned bookkeeping and business management. After she graduated from Mason City High School, she worked for one year in Bloomington, then in 1941 married the love of her life, Harold William Mangold (1911-2004), son of Charles Lewis Mangold and Lucile Etta Mathony Mangold of Mason City. They raised three children, Carol Mangold Roth, Kris Mangold Boudreau, and Harold William (Bill) Mangold II. Mary K. was active in local and state organizations, including Mason City Woman's Club (past president); the Euterpean Music Society (past president); Daughters of the American Revolution, Salt Creek Prairie Chapter (past regent); the Mason City Women’s Investment Club (charter member, past Sr. Partner/president); and Mason City Area Nursing Home Board (charter member, treasurer), among others. She served many years as a Judge of Election, was a citizen volunteer judge for the Illinois Governor's Trophy Awards Program, and was president of Mason County Project LIFE, Area Agency on Aging and Illinois Seniors, Springfield, Illinois. Recently, the Mason City Rotary honored her with the Paul Harris Fellow award. After retirement, she and Harold Wm. began traveling across the United States in search of family records. She was proud to become a Daughter of the American Revolution, and left the gift of heritage dating back to the 1600s to her family. She grew up in a family of artists and musicians, and sang at many area weddings and funerals. She was director of music for many years in the original Mason City First Christian Church before joining her husband in the United Methodist Church chancel and hand bell choirs. In the 1950s and early 1960s, she studied fine art painting in Springfield while working for the State of Illinois as a specialist in data processing. From 1962 to 1968, she was the unit bookkeeper/superintendent’s executive secretary for Mason City School District 123. In 1964, she and Harold William established the Pine Crest Golf Club on their family farm west of town. She enjoyed running the pro shop and overseeing golf course schedules and events, and they attended annual golf superintendent conferences around the country. She continued studying and creating art, painting many images in oil of historic buildings in and around Mason City, and encouraging the artistic abilities of her grandchildren and others. Her paintings often were awarded prizes at local and state competitions, and many have been displayed in local businesses and private homes. In 2010, a retrospective of her work was exhibited in the Mason City Area Nursing Home, and that same year her art was featured at the TEN5ART Gallery in Mason City. Her involvement in building the nursing home facility was an unexpected gift to her family, as her last years there were made comfortable by the caring, dedicated staff who understand that life can be rich and enjoyable at any age. Mary K. took great joy in her family and friends. She will be lovingly remembered for her energetic enthusiasm and the grace, dignity, and empathy she showed to those around her; she had a special kindness and understanding for everyone she met, and shared her talents generously. Among those who will miss her ready smile and compassionate support are her children, Carol Mangold Roth and her husband Leland, of Eugene, Oregon; Kris Mangold Boudreau, of Mason City, Illinois; and son Bill Mangold and his wife Nancy, of Springfield, Illinois; nieces Ann Dodson Mullen and Jennifer Dodson Murphy; grandchildren Lisa Mangold Mott, Robert William Mangold, Amanda Roth Clark, Jeff Mangold Boudreau, and Heidi Nicole Mangold; great- and great-great grandchildren; and her extended family, colleagues, and friends. Though we grieve that she is gone, we rejoice that her spirit is free to rejoin her beloved husband. Their light lives on in our hearts. A Celebration of Life will take place at Hurley’s Funeral Home on Thursday, October 29, 2015, visitation 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be gratefully received by the Mason City Area Nursing Home, the Mason City Library, the Mason City Arlee Theater, the Mason City Community Chest, and the Mason City United Methodist Church. Hurley’s Funeral Home in Mason City, Illinois, will assist the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hurleyfh.com.

Mary Kathryn Mangold

May 13, 2015 - October 10, 2015

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