Mary Lou Higgins, 58, of Union City, Ind., died at 6:12 a.m. Jan. 2, 2010, at her sister's home in Ansonia, following a six-month battle with liver cancer.

She was born March 24, 1951, in Sidney, to Max D. and Jean Williams Winans. Her mother survives in Union City, Ind.

Other survivors are a fiancé, Colin Brooks of Ireland; three sisters, Margaret (Tom) Leubner of Minnesota, Barbara Waymire, Ansonia, and Beverly (John) Dziengelenski, Celina; and a brother, Patrick (Kathy) Winans of Tennessee.

She worked at Corning Glass, Greenville, for 28 years and as a cashier at Walmart in Winchester, Ind. She was a 1969 graduate of Findlay High School and a graduate of Edison Community College, where she earned a degree in plastic engineering.

A memorial service is 1-4 p.m. Jan. 23 at her daughter's home, 500 W. High St., Ansonia.

Her body was donated to Wright State University School of Medicine.

Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Hospice.