Mary passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at The Ambassador in Sidney.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nancy Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Tuesday evening at the funeral home from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the First Christian Church or The Ambassador in Sidney.

Mary Louise Sickler was born on November 14, 1934 in Shenandoah, Iowa the daughter of Marion and Elizabeth "Bessie" (Farrington) Sickler. Mary entered into eternal rest on February 11, 2020 at The Ambassador in Sidney, Iowa.

Mary's early life was spent in the Shenandoah community where she attended school. On August 25, 1951 she was united in marriage to Alfred Harms. The couple later moved to San Diego where Alfred was stationed in the United States Navy. After his discharge the couple returned to Shenandoah where they made their home. During her working years she served as a bookkeeper at Ray Stewart's Produce, Central Travel Agency and lastly at Central Surveys. She was a member of the First Christian Church.

Some of her hobbies and interests included crafting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, doing cross stitch and other needle work projects. She especially enjoyed times spent with family and friends. Mary had a joyful heart and will be missed by all.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Marjorie Manchester, Betty White, Pauline Eyberg and Dorothy Christofferson; brothers Willard Sickler, Leo Sickler and Robert "Bob" Sickler and her beloved husband of 42 years Alfred. Those left to cherish her memory include her children Carmen Erhart (Randy) and Norman Harms (Cheryl); grandchildren Brenda Linfor, David Harms and Christopher Harms; 5 great-grandchildren; other family and a host of dear friends.