{"id":51,"date":"2026-08-25T00:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/?p=51"},"modified":"2026-08-25T00:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:21:41","slug":"mary-werner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/2026\/08\/25\/mary-werner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Werner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mary-Werner.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Werner\" width=\"225\" height=\"auto\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mary Werner, age 97, of Huntley, Illinois, passed away on June 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Mary was born on April 26 in Lyons, Illinois, to Antoinette and Matt Kik. She lived a long and meaningful life marked by kindness, generosity, and a genuine concern for others. A devoted friend to many, Mary embraced life with warmth, compassion, and a welcoming spirit.<\/p>\n<p>After moving to Del Webb Sun City Huntley in 1999, Mary became an active member of the community, participating in numerous clubs and activities while forming many lasting friendships. She was especially passionate about volunteering and generously gave her time to a variety of organizations throughout the years. Her willingness to help others and her commitment to serving her community left a lasting impact on those who knew her.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, Mary cherished her family. She found great joy in spending time with those she loved and took immense pride in watching her grandchildren grow. She will be remembered for her loving heart, generous spirit, and the many lives she touched through her friendship and service.<\/p>\n<p>Mary is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and Ken Stevens; her grandchildren, Mason Stevens and Danielle Stevens; and many dear friends whose lives were enriched by her kindness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Antoinette and Matt Kik, and her brother, Edward Kik.<\/p>\n<p>The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who offered their love, prayers, kindness, and support during this difficult time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Werner, age 97, of Huntley, Illinois, passed away on June 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Mary was born on April 26 in Lyons, Illinois, to Antoinette and Matt Kik. She lived a long and meaningful life marked by kindness, generosity, and a genuine concern for others. A devoted friend to many, Mary embraced life with warmth, compassion, and a welcoming spirit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions\/54"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysundaynews.com\/obituaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}