Shelton, Mary Jo (1959-2019)
SHELTON, FREDERICK, BOLIN, NECHANICKY, WOLTERS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/13/2019 at 21:32:21
Mary Jo Shelton
June 18, 1959 ~ November 12, 2019Mary Jo (Frederick) Shelton was born on June 18, 1959, in Mankato, Minnesota, to Victor and Elaine (Bolin) Frederick. Growing up in Mankato, she attended West High School. Next, she studied Interior Design. In 1978, she married Sam Shelton in Mankato, Minnesota. Subsequently, they were blessed with three children.
A local businesswoman, Mary Jo, along with her husband, Sam, built and ran The Trailblazer Bar and Grill as well as The Sakatah Trail Campground. Later, she ran the Town Pump bar in Madison Lake, Minnesota. Then, beginning in 2010, she opened and ran Shelton's Liquor Store in Buffalo Center, Iowa.
A cat lover, Mary Jo rescued stray cats and fed all the neighborhood felines. Moreover, she enjoyed crafting, watching the Walking Dead, and donating to charities. She had a very outgoing personality and people warmed to her instantly. She became known to her children's friends as "their second mom." Mary Jo died on November 12, 2019, in Buffalo Center, at the age of 60.
She is survived by her children, Angie (Steve) Nechanicky, of Mankato, Minnesota, Andrew (Amber) Shelton, of Clinton, Utah, and Anthony Shelton, of Buffalo Center; her grandchildren: Isiah, Airick, Vincent, Nevaeh; and her siblings: Dale, Terry, and Larry (LaVonne) Frederick as well as Mary Ann (Lavern) Shelton; and by many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death are her parents; her children's father, Sam; her siblings, Mary Lou (Steve) Wolters and Donnie Frederick; and her brother-in-law, Steve Wolters.
Oakcrest Funeral Services ~ Winter Chapel, Buffalo Center, Iowa, 2019.
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