of Springfield Township passed away July 20, 2017 at 88 years of age. Loving wife of the late Theodore; dear mother of Bill Blackerby, Ted Blackerby, Linda (Jim Dietrick) Blackerby, Beth (Doug) Marshall; grandmother of 13; great grandmother of 17. Preceded in death by children, Mary Holcombe and Janice Johnson; brother, William Roche. Mary Lou had a masters degree in education and retired from the Grand Blanc School District. She was a member of St. Daniel Catholic Church, Clarkston. br