Mary Louise Harvey

Mary Louise Harvey, 93, of Kooskia, Idaho passed away on Jan. 3, 2025. She was born in Kooskia on Dec. 14, 1931.

A celebration of life for Mary will be held in the chapel at Trenary Funeral Home, 18 W 1st Ave, Kooskia, ID 83539, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Luann Howard officiating. A burial will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia.

Mary attended school in Kooskia, and then she went to high school at Chemawa Boarding School in Salem, Ore.

Mary raised three children and worked alongside her husband on their farm on Kidder Ridge. Where she lived for more than 50 years, of which she was very proud. Mary worked for the Forest Service for a short while.

Mary loved raising flowers indoors and outdoors. She raised a big garden every year until it became too difficult. She liked to knit, crochet, and embroider. Mary also enjoyed fishing, camping, huckleberrying, or just going for a ride in the mountains and sitting on the front porch. She was active in the Presbyterian Church and Gateway Christian Fellowship, especially after moving into the town of Kooskia. She also attended the Kamiah Community Presbyterian Church.

Mary was preceded in death by her first husband, Rex. L. Flerchinger; her mother, Helen McConville; her beloved grandmother, Elizabeth Corbett; grandsons: Kyle Flerchinger and Ben Flerchinger; later husbands, Charles Loucka and Jack Harvey.

Mary is survived by her daughter, Sharon Murray (Michal); sons: Lawrance Flerchinger (Fraun) and Gerald Flerchinger; grandchildren: Chris, Levi and Gerilyn Flerchinger, Elizabeth, Jasmine, Lily, William and Rose Flerchinger, Dan Resler (Sid Whitsell), Amy Resler (Drew), Traci Schreiber (Russ). She had a special love for each and every one of her grandchildren. Mary will be greatly missed by her family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s honor to Hospice of Syringa Hospital, Kooskia Gateway Christian Fellowship, or the Kamiah Community Presbyterian Church.