Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Kingdom Life Community Church in Morrison, 11429 Ward Road, Morrison, IL. Her funeral service will follow at 3:00 p.m., with Pastor Steve Harmon officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded following the services. The Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown is in charge of arrangements. Memorials have been established to Kingdom Life Community Church and American Cancer Society.
Mary Kay was born May 2, 1956, in Princeton, IL, the daughter of Clellan A. and Alice L. (Morgan) Morris. She was educated in the Prophetstown Grade Schools and was a graduate of Prophetstown High School. She later graduated from beauty school. On January 14, 1992, she married Michael R. Vahle in Morrison, IL. Mary Kay worked at Good Samaritan in Prophetstown, IL, Climco in Morrison, IL, and also provided home health care. She was a member of Kingdom Life Community Church, where she was active on various committees. She was also a member of the Cowgirl Sisterhood of the Tri-City Saddle Club. Mary Kay and her husband, Mike, enjoyed traveling together. For 13 years, they spent their winters in Arizona, where she became a member of a quilting club and enjoyed riding side-by-sides through the desert and mountains. She especially cherished the time she spent with her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Michael; three daughters, Tracy Vahle of Prophetstown, IL, Amanda Young of Lyndon, IL, and Andrea (Al) Gonzalez of Prophetstown, IL; one son, Jake (Jamie) Vahle of Prophetstown, IL; ten grandchildren, Emily Fajardo, Natalie (Brody) Naftzger, Tommy Fajardo, Ayden Young, Jevin Garriott, Alice Gonzalez, Isabel Gonzalez, Mackenzie (Cole) Clementz, Jacob Johnson, and Max Vahle; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Jim (Shirley) Morris of Coal Valley, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Cynthia Ross.
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Mary Kay was always quick with a smile and a hello.