Mary Evelyn Couch

October 6, 1921 - August 8, 2018

IRON MOUNTAIN- Mary Evelyn (Engibous) Couch, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2018, at the age of 96. She was born and lived the first 18 years of her life in Norway, the daughter of the late Charles and Evelyn (McCrae) Engibous. Her father, Charles Engibous, was a life-long employee of the Penn Iron Mining Company at its mine in Vulcan. Her mother, Evelyn Engibous, frequently played the organ at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Norway. Mary graduated from Norway High School with academic honors in 1938. While attending high school, Mary worked at the Asselin’s Dairy. Upon graduation, she went to business school to learn secretarial skills and then went with her friend, Phyllis, to work in New Orleans, Louisiana. During World War II Mary moved to Chicago, Illinois, and worked for several war-related businesses. After World War II, she worked for Preston Tucker, the developer of the Tucker Torpedo automobile, until she married Walter Couch on July 20, 1946 in Norway. She met her husband at the famous Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and their courtship included many nights of dancing at the ballroom. After Mary married Walter in 1946, they lived in Chicago, where their three children were born. They moved to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in 1954, where they lived until 1979, when they moved to Palm Harbor, Florida. In 1982, they moved to New Port Richey, Florida, where they lived until 2004, when Walter preceded her in death on March 4, 2004. Not long thereafter, Mary moved to the Victorian Pines Estates assisted living center in Iron Mountain, where she received excellent care until her passing. Mary is survived by her three children, Ellen Couch, Andrew Couch, and Robert Couch, by her three grandchildren; and her brother, David Engibous. She is preceded in death by her siblings, John Engibous, Kathryn Ellingson, James Engibous, William Engibous, Margaret “Marge” Pelligrini, and Alice Engibous. A memorial service will be held at Victorian Pines Estates, 800 E. Grant Street, Iron Mountain, on Saturday, September 22, at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be held at the family plot in the Norway Township Cemetery. Family suggest that memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to the charity of your choice.