Mary Louise Braden, age 97, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society. She was born on September 17, 1924 on a farm near Adel, Iowa, the daughter of Ed and Sue (Alumbaugh) Forester. She attended the same rural school as her father and later taught at the same school for 2 years. She attended Adel High School where she took Normal Training. After graduation, she taught for 4 years in Dallas County, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Warren Braden in Columbia, South Carolina on November 5, 1944. When Warren returned from his military service, they moved to Red Oak where Warren worked several jobs before taking over his father's business, Braden and Sons Repair. Mary also taught 5 more years in rural schools near Red Oak. Mary was a longtime member of First Christian Church, American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary. Preceding her in death were her parents, her half-sister, Leola, and her husband of 64 years, Warren Braden on December 2, 2008. Her survivors include her daughter, Sue Miller and her children, Shannon Richards (Jack), Kim Sunderman (Kurt), Elizabeth Davison (Ty), Jessie Montgomery (Christine), Holly Miller, and Joseph Miller; her son, Kevin Braden and his wife Jan and their two sons, Michael Braden (Rachael) and Matthew Braden (Meaghan); 18 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren. A celebration of life service will be held 11 AM Saturday, March 26, 2022, at First Christian Church. Interment of the cremated remains will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to First Christian Church or the Red Oak Public Library. Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.