Mary Elizabeth Walsh

Blue Mounds - Mary Elizabeth Walsh, age 96, of Blue Mounds, passed away on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at Four Winds Nursing Home, Verona. She was born in Madison to Vincent and Vera Walsh on April 8, 1925. Mary attended Blue Mounds Grade School prior to attending and graduating from Mount Horeb High School in 1943. She continued her education at Platteville State Teachers College immediately following high school graduation and was granted her degree in 1946. Teaching was Mary’s passion! She began her career as a primary school teacher in Wisconsin Rapids in 1946. In 1948 she continued as a primary school teacher in the Kenosha Public Schools. She retired in 1986 after a 40-year teaching career, 38 years in Kenosha. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Mount Horeb. She was also a member of the UW-Platteville Alumni Association. She enjoyed traveling overseas on many occasions as well as in this country. In the last several years, she enjoyed numerous theater bus trips. Mary is survived by her sister, Patricia Bade of Portland, Ore.; four nieces and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Vera Walsh; and one niece. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Ignatius catholic church, 109 S. Sixth St., Mount Horeb, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, with Father Chahm Gahng and Father Paul Ugo Arinze concelebrating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Mount Horeb, followed by a luncheon at the church. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass at the church on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Memorials may be made to St. Michael the Archangel Parish. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Camacho Mount Horeb Funeral & Cremation Care 500 N. Eighth St. (608) 437-5077