Mary Lou Galati
October 12, 1930 ~ December 20, 2023
Mary Lou Galati, 93, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on December 20, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Seymour, Indiana on October 12, 1930, to the late Charles & Agnes Grein. Mary Lou graduated from Seymour High School in 1948. She married Lewis (Lew) Galati who was the love of her life on October 5, 1950. Mary Lou & Lew would have celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary this year. She was passionate about art, music, decorating and crafts. Mary Lou was an extremely gifted artist and loved oil painting. She painted over 200 pieces of “love” in her lifetime. Mary Lou also loved playing the piano and organ which she played by ear. Mary Lou was a longtime member of St. Barnabas Catholic Church and was an organist there for 50 years. She loved to garden and enjoyed the natural area that they created in their backyard. Mary Lou was also gifted at sewing and would often sew quilts, clothing and costumes for her grandchildren’s school events and holidays. She loved to cook, especially Italian cuisine and any food with gravy. Mary Lou was happiest when surrounded by family and her many friends. She especially loved celebrating holidays, birthdays and parties.
Mary Lou is survived by her daughter; Tina (Tim) Hann, grandchildren; Amanda (Mike) Jones and Andrew (Micah) Kelley, and great-grandchildren; Quinn, Ethan, Finn, Luca, and her sister; Doris (Paul) Jewett.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband; Lewis “Lew” Galati and siblings; Charles Jr., Helen, Betty, Dorothy, Norma and Lynn.
Mary Lou’s Life Celebration® Visitation will be held at St. Barnabas Catholic Church (8300 Rahke Rd., Indianapolis, Indiana) on Saturday, December 23, 2023, from 9:00-11:00am. Funeral Mass will be immediately following at 11:00am in the church. She will be laid to rest at Riverview Cemetery in Seymour, Indiana on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 12:00pm.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Mary Lou’s honor to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Envelopes will be available at the church.
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Mary Lou, you were the love of Many of our lives. In fact you held us together, me together with your joy and fun and love of life. Your love of God of course, but your love for Mary, Our Lady was always a ready suggestion in choosing hymns for the liturgies. What fun. Of course you were a great organist, but don’t change the menu. New songs and hymns were the most fun, a challenge, but nevertheless you always learned them. You lived nearby, and always willing to cover for any organist in time of need. Thank you for your great love of God, Our Blessed Mother, the Church, and mostly, us. You loved us, your fellow musicians and parishioners, and we knew it. Thank you for the gift of YOU.