Henigan, Mary Louise (Harkins) October 3, 1936 ~ August 25, 2022 Mary Louise Harkins Henigan entered eternal rest on August 25, 2022. Mary Louise was born and raised in Germantown where she attended St. Francis of Assisi and Little Flower High School, she was the proudest alumni of the class of 1954. She was the second oldest, the oldest girl of 11. She had many wonderful memories of Long Beach Island where the Harkins family spent their summers. On July 6, 1957 she married Joseph Patrick Henigan. Together they had 6 children that they raised in Germantown/Roxborough/Manayunk. She is survived by her husband Joseph P. Henigan and her children Joseph B. (the late Florence) Patrick, Maureen Rosenfeld (the late Martin) Anne Lapent (James), Lawrence (Karin Clemson) and Theresa Peel (Stephen). She was grandmother to Patrick and Timothy Henigan and Madelyn Henigan Gonzalez, Carole and Kenny Rosenfeld, Rebecca Crosby and Stacy Anderson, Chelsea Lapent Chevrette and Michaela Lapent Ellinger, Matthew Henigan and Seana Kaneff, Stephen, Catherine and Danielle Peel. She was the great grandmother of Fiona and Murphy Henigan, Aurielle Phillips, Charlie and Mabel Crosby, Kenny and Gunner Anderson, Paisley and Maela Ellinger, Ella, Lily and Ryan Henigan, Oliver and Nora Kaneff. She is also survived by siblings George Harkins (Geri), Patricia Galvin (the late Jack), Rose Marie (the late Joseph), Joseph (Peg), Emmett (Nancy), David (Lynn), Paul (Gloria) and brothers in law Robert Coyne and Karl Mebert, as well as many nieces and nephews in both the Harkins and Henigan families. She is predeceased by her granddaughter Helen Rosenfeld and her siblings Robert (Sally) Harkins, Laurie Coyne (Bob) and Pinky Mebert (Karl). Before she started her family Mary Louise's career was as a 4th grade teacher at Holy Souls Catholic School. She maintained relationships with some of her beloved students for over 65 years. She was a dedicated home maker and mother who proudly guided her six children through the Philadelphia public school system and onward to St Joseph's Preparatory School and Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She spent many hours volunteering including the March of Dimes, Holy Family and St. John the Baptist where she taught CCD, Levering, Shawmont, the Mother's Club at St. Joseph's Prep, Saint Joseph's Villa and the Veteran's Hospital. Mary Louise will be remembered by family as woman ahead of her times in caring for the environment as an advocate for recycle and reuse. Since childhood Mary Louise has a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She attended Novena at the Miraculous Medal Shrine and always carried her prayer book and rosary in her purse. At times in her life, Mary Louise suffered from dark periods caused by a battle with mental illness. Her children and grandchildren have accepted and embraced these periods as lessons in love from Mary Louise challenging and expanding the breadth of their compassion, empathy and understanding, not only for her, but for everyone they encounter in life. Mary Louise leaves a legacy full of lessons of courage, independence, strength and resilience that will continue eternally through her family.