Obituary of Mary Berghoefer

Mary Annette Berghoefer October 9, 1956 - October 24, 2009 Mary was born in Lewisville, AR. She spent most of her life in Shreveport LA. She passed away into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ after a long and courageous fight against cancer. Visitation will be Tuesday Oct. 27 from 5-7 pm at Louisiana Funeral Care on Meriweather Road in Shreveport. Funeral services will be held at the same location Wednesday, October 28 at 12 Noon, officiated by Rev. Burnley. Interment will follow at Forest Park West Cemetary. Miss Mary loved her automotive family from her years as office manager in the Shreveport-Bossier area. She enjoyed Bingo, drawing, painting, rescuing bears, and taking trips with her husband, Bud. Miss Mary was preceded in death by her parents, John Franklin and Agnes Cook, and sister Lily Mason. She is survived by her devoted husband of 13 years, Bud Berghoefer; favorite oldest daughter, Shannon Gamble; favorite youngest daughter Misty Gamble; grandson Dylan Gamble; step-daughter Pamela and husband Richard Hall of Waterford MI; step-grandson Alvin and wife Gina Acker and step-great-grandson Roman of Waterford MI; step-son John and wife Diane Berghoefer and step-grandchildren Austin and Angela of Waterford MI; step-daughter Tammy Berghoefer of Milford, MI; sister-in-laws Margaret Canfield of Hale, MI and Patricia Erick of Auburn Hills MI; brothers Frank Cook, Walter Cook and wife Charlotte, Charles Cook and wife Betty, Jackie Cook and wife Jeanette, and James Cook; sisters Carolyn Somner and husband Chris of Mondovi, WI, and Francis St. Andry and husband Earl; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends and over 300 rescued bears. Serving as pallbearers; Daniel Cook, Randy Mason, Butch St. Andry, Tim St. Andry, Charlie Kenney, and Russell Mason. The family would like to thank Misty Gamble, Derek Riser, Ammer Gayle Whatley of Odyssey Hospice, Dr. V, Tina Skiner and Leon Walker for their invaluable assistance during her difficult battle. Bud requested the following poem be included. The Lady Up There I have known women in my life. Some were pretty, some were not. Some were good, some were not. Some I knew a short time, some longer. But none could ever be ?That Lady Up There?. Then one evening out of nowhere came ?That Lady Up There?. I dare not speak, but only look at ?That Lady Up There?. Over the years I would see ?That Lady Up There?. To me her beauty was more than a man like me could hope for. Never could I hope to have ?That Lady Up There?. Then came a time we talked and became friends. On a trip to the park, I fell in love with ?That Lady Up There?. I dared not tell her for fear of offending her and losing ?That Lady Up There?. Little did I know she felt the same. Since that time we have laughed together and cried together. Laugh because we were happy and our time with each other was always special. We cried for paid we each knew and for the love we were without and when we parted we cried again. Soon we will be together in our own little world. Where pain and sorrow are not allowed. She will be last woman in my life. Until my last day on earth, ?till the last breath I take, You, Mary, will always be ?That Lady Up There?.