OBITUARY: Mary Gina (Hungerford) Mackelprang, 1962-2005, Mitchell Co., Iowa ( Original version published on www.mcpress.com Dec 21, 2005; Mitchell County Press ) Mary Gina (Hungerford) Mackelprang Mary Gina (Hungerford) Mackelprang, age 43, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 18, 2005, at her home in El Mirage, Arizona. Memorial services were held December 10, 2005, in Peoria, Ariz. with Father Ricardito Salditos officiating. Local services will be held in the spring. Mary was born September 12, 1962, in Osage, the daughter of Charles and Neva (Fuhrman) Hungerford. She graduated early from Osage High School with the class of 1980, and went to nursing school in Rochester, Minnesota. In October of 1980, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and retired as a Technical Sergeant in December of 1996. She was preceded in death by her father Charles Hungerford, in 2003, and by her grandparents, Albert and Emma Fuhrman, and Roy and Mary Hungerford. Mary is survived by her son Shane Mackelprang, who is in the U.S. Marine Corps; her daughter Samantha Mackelprang at home; her mother Neva Hungerford of Osage; her sister Ann Kienzle of Riceville; three brothers, Tim (Lisa) Hungerford of Burlington, Mark (Cyndi) Hungerford of Gladstone, Illinois, and Todd (Tina) Hungerford of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; two nieces, Jennifer Hungerford and Nikki (James) Schulte; two nephews, Jared and Gavin Hungerford. Arrangments are by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home (641)732-3706. Copyright 2005 - K. L. Kittleson