Mary Lou Laurino

Mary Lou Laurino, from Warsaw, Indiana, went to be with Jesus, on Sunday, December 29, 2024.

Mary Lou was born Mary Marie Harbert, on December 12, 1924, in Logansport, Indiana, to Arthur LeRoy, and Florence Harbert. She had one brother, William Charles Harbert. Mary Lou was adopted by William and Gladys Fisher when she was 2 years old and her brother William was adopted by the Paul family.

Mary Lou graduated from Akron High School, Akron, Indiana, in 1942. She married Robert Wilbur Lackey, and they had 3 children, Monty Jean Lackey, Charlene Kaye Lackey, and Michael Robert Lackey. After their divorce, she moved to Chicago, Illinois, and married Anthony John Laurino, in 1954. They had 3 children, Nicholas Anthony Laurino, Lucille Renee Laurino, and Toni Camille Laurino. She met her Life Partner, Sam Vickers in 1977. They were together until he passed in 2017.

Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents, William and Gladys Fisher, her brother William Charles Harbert, son Monty Jean Lackey and Life Partner Sam Vickers. She is survived by her sons Michael (Lynn) Lackey (Warsaw, Indiana), and Nicholas (Nancy) Laurino, (Indianapolis, Indiana) and daughters, Charlene Lackey (Mentone, Indiana), Lucille Renee Gibson (Warsaw, Indiana), Toni Camille (Kevin) Wilson, (Warsaw, Indiana), and 23 Grandchildren, 52 Great Grandchildren, and 5 Great-Great Grandchildren.

Viewing will be on Saturday, January 4, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, with a service to follow at 3:00 p.m. at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Ct. Warsaw, IN 46580.

Private burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, at a later date.

Memorial contributions can be made to Kosciusko County Cancer Fund C/O K-21 Health Foundation, 1101 Park Avenue, Winona Lake, IN 46590.