Mary Dibley

Mary Lois Dibley the daughter of Alfred and Clara Peterson was born on August 12, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was raised and attended grade school in Minneapolis and returned to South High School in her thirties to finish and obtain her high school diploma. Mary was married to Terrance Dibley; to this union four children were born. From 1975 to 1994, Mary was a MTC bus system driver; her badge number was 1119. When she was not busy raising her family or working, Mary enjoyed fishing, crossword puzzles and Sudoku. She also enjoyed gardening, baking- especially sampling what she made, going on casino runs and she loved driving. She loved sports, especially the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Mary was a caring person whom always put other people’s feelings first. She was a master of giving good advice and she always had a joke, some appropriate, some not. Mary was stubborn, but always stood up for her kids!

Mary died and went to heaven on Tuesday, May 26th 2015 at the age of 69. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Carrie “Pookie” Dibley; infant twin grandson, Derek Johnson; Brother, Gordon Peterson; her sister, Joann Olson and niece, Linda Cowan (Baby Charles). She is survived by her children, Thomas (Penny) Dibley, Kristen (Ron Randall) Johanson, Deanna “DeDe” Dibley; grandchildren, Brandon Dibley, Amanda (Larry) Jones, Jordan (Doug Johnson) Dibley, Brittany Johanson, BreAnna Johanson, Cody Johanson, Tanner Johanson, Ashley (Chris) Grittner, Veronica (Ben) Arvidson, Rebecca Scott; great grandchildren, Trey Boyd, Bentley Johnson, Ryland Johnson, Derek Johanson, Nijah Jenkins-Grittner, Norah Grittner, Liam Arvidson, Tessa Arvidson, Rayne Dibley, Rayvne Dibley, Hendrix Dibley; brother, David Peterson and family; sister, Ruth Cowan and family.

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