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Mary Katherine Schoby Keffaber

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Birth	:	30 Apr 1924 Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	18 Aug 2020 North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8195839, -85.8049088
Description	:	Mary attended Lincolnville Schools, and graduated in 1942. Her favorite subjects were Literature and English. She utilized those gifts to do crossword puzzles and read several novels a week. Mary's academic gifts would have allowed her to attend college and pursue a career in the literary field; but chose a different path and married her life-time love, Otis Keffaber on June 19, 1942. When Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Otis enlisted in the Navy. As a spouse of an active sailor, she traveled stateside with him at his multiple assigned posts from coast to coast, and... Read More	Mary attended Lincolnville Schools, and graduated in 1942. Her favorite subjects were Literature and English. She utilized those gifts to do crossword puzzles and read several novels a week. Mary's academic gifts would have allowed her to attend college and pursue a career in the literary field; but chose a different path and married her life-time love, Otis Keffaber on June 19, 1942. When Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Otis enlisted in the Navy. As a spouse of an active sailor, she traveled stateside with him at his multiple assigned posts from coast to coast, and border to border. During these early years, they had two sons, and established friendships with other personnel doing similar assignments of sacrifice during the war era.After the war, Otis and Mary returned to the Lafayette area to farm. They relocated to Wabash County in 1951 to continue to farm and raise their family. Mary's activities and community involvement included working at Northfield High School in the cafeteria; participating in sewing and homemakers' clubs; and a member of Wabash Friends Church. She loved making pies and working in her strawberry gardens. Her collection of ornamental chickens has been shared with her grandchildren as a fond memory of Grandmother Mary. She is survived by six children, 16 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, one great great grandson, sister, Ruth Martin, brother, Paul Schoby and her sister-in-law, Margaret Schoby. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven siblings, and great grandson, Lincoln Dickinson.

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Mary Katherine Schoby Keffaber's memorial is located at: Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash County, USA.
When did Mary Katherine Schoby Keffaber death?
Mary Katherine Schoby Keffaber death on 18 Aug 2020 in North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 40.8195839
Longitude: -85.8049088

Family Members:

Parent

Charles William Schoby Sr.

(1891 - 1956)

Lola Edna Griffiths Schoby

(1894 - 1956)

Spouse

Otis E. Keffaber

(1920 - 2004)

Siblings

Zora Marie “Marie” Schoby Black

(1922 - 2010)

Charles David Schoby Jr.

(1930 - 1971)

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