Mary Margaret Andresen     Mary Margaret Andresen, 71, of Mexico, died at 2 a.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Audrain Medical Center.    A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 30th, at 1:30 p.m., at Pickering Funeral Home in Mexico with Rev. Terry Kukuk officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, noon until service time. Mrs. Andresen will be cremated and her cremains placed in the Columbarium at First Presbyterian Church in Mexico where she was a member.    Mrs. Andresen was born March 8, 1938, in Sedalia, a daughter of Paul Curtis and Sarah Louise (Hert) Smith. She was married to Martin J. Andresen. Mr. Andresen died on September 5, 2007.    Mary Margaret had been employed by the Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas as Supervisor of Word Processing for 13 years. She had worked with Pickering Funeral Home as secretary, office manager and bookkeeper, for the past 17 years.    She was a 1956 graduate of Mexico High School. She was a former member of Chapter DK of P.E.O., and the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.    Survivors include one son, Paul A. Andresen and wife Marie, Berryville, Ark., two daughters, Ellen Kamphaus, Kansas City, Mo., and Mary J. Andresen, Mexico; three grandchildren, Nicholas Kamphaus, John Kamphaus, and Stephen Andresen; and three great-grandchildren, Kierra, Taylor and Avary.    Memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

Public Tributes and Expressions of Sympathy I wish to express my sympathy to the family of Mary Margaret and praying for God's comfort. I first met her in elementary school. She is one of the few people we have always used her full name. All through our school years she was someone we all turned to as she was a born leader. We have been away from Mexico for 50 years now but I always looked forward to seeing her when we visited. Edna (Norman)DeFord - Goodyear, AZ I loved taking care of Mary in the ER. She was such a wonderful person. May God be with all her family at this difficult time. Katie (ER) So hard for me to say goodbye to my dear friend of more than 60 years. We kept in touch all of those years and "counselled" each other through many trials and joys. Ellen, Paul, and Jane know how much sympathy I send and how much I loved her. Godspeed dear friend. Mary Lou Miller--St. Peters, MO

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