Mary Amelia Ress beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend to many peacefully passed away near dawn on the morning of Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Waters on Mayowood in Rochester surrounded by her loving children. She was 89 years old. Born on January 11, 1933 to Ralph and Grace Parker in Canton, Illinois she moved with her family while still a young girl to south Minneapolis where she was raised in the Cooper neighborhood. In her youth she was an accomplished theatrical dancer making her own costumes and appearing on stage. She attended Minnehaha Academy High School graduating in 1950.