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Matthews, Mary J. Miller (1924-2006)
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| + | <center><h3>MARY J. MATTHEWS</h3></center> |
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| + | Mary J. Matthews, 82, of Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 6, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born March 3, 1924, to Joseph M. and Amanda (Schmucker) Miller in Nappanee. |
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| + | She graduated in 1952 from Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton, Kan. She served with Mennonite Central Committee as a mission nurse from 1961-64 in Indonesia. |
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| + | On Nov. 7, 1969, she married Peter M. Matthews in Chicago. He preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1996. She was a longtime Goshen resident and had been a nurse at Goshen General Hospital before retiring in 1989. She was one of the first nurses at the new hospital when it moved from Fifth Street to South Main Street. She was a member of East Goshen Mennonite Church. She enjoyed reading. |
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| + | Survivors include five brothers, Joseph Miller of South Bend, Edwin J. Miller and Marvin J. Miller, both of Elkhart, Lester J. Miller of Toledo, Ohio, and Eli J. Miller of Puyallup, Wash.; and two sisters, Elizabeth Tyson of New Paris and Fannie Mae Miller of Nappanee. |
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| + | Funeral services were held at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home of Goshen. Burial was in Violett Cemetery in Goshen. |
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Latest revision as of 10:31, 6 April 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Sep 18 p. 12
Birth date: 1924 Mar 3
text of obituary:
MARY J. MATTHEWS
Mary J. Matthews, 82, of Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 6, 2006, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born March 3, 1924, to Joseph M. and Amanda (Schmucker) Miller in Nappanee.
She graduated in 1952 from Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton, Kan. She served with Mennonite Central Committee as a mission nurse from 1961-64 in Indonesia.
On Nov. 7, 1969, she married Peter M. Matthews in Chicago. He preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1996. She was a longtime Goshen resident and had been a nurse at Goshen General Hospital before retiring in 1989. She was one of the first nurses at the new hospital when it moved from Fifth Street to South Main Street. She was a member of East Goshen Mennonite Church. She enjoyed reading.
Survivors include five brothers, Joseph Miller of South Bend, Edwin J. Miller and Marvin J. Miller, both of Elkhart, Lester J. Miller of Toledo, Ohio, and Eli J. Miller of Puyallup, Wash.; and two sisters, Elizabeth Tyson of New Paris and Fannie Mae Miller of Nappanee.
Funeral services were held at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home of Goshen. Burial was in Violett Cemetery in Goshen.
