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Mary Margaret (Bowen) Washburn (1903 - 1968)

Mary Margaret Washburn formerly Bowen
Born in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 29 Jun 1946 [location unknown]
Died at age 65 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary was born in 1902.

DEATHS

Mrs. Washburn Dies From Heart Attack

Mrs. Mary Margaret Washburn, 65, widow of Dr. Will W. Washburn, died of a heart attack at 12:45 p.m. Thursday in her home, 918 Rochester St.

Mrs. Washburn, prior to her marriage in 1946, was women's page editor of the Lafayette Journal and Courier.

Dr. Washburn was urologist at Arnett Clinic until his death in 1956.

Mrs. Washburn was a member of St. Mary Cathedral and the church's Altar and Rosary Society. She was a lay board member of St. Elizabeth Hospital and for seven years was president of St. Elizabeth Hospital Auxiliary. She also was a member of Home Hospital Auxiliary and Wabash Valley Hospital Auxiliary; Medical Auxiliary of Tippecanoe County Medical Association; Delta Theta Tau Alumni Association, and Social Service Club.

She was born in this city and resided here all her life.

Surviving are a sister, Miss Ann Bowen, who made her home with her sister, and a brother, Charles S. Bowen of San Antonio, Tex.

Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, Friday Evening, 15 Mar 1968, Page 5.

Sources

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137585142/mary-margaret-washburn: accessed 31 October 2023), memorial page for Mary Margaret Bowen Washburn (5 Feb 1903–14 Mar 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137585142, citing Saint Boniface Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by L. A. C. (contributor 46486104).
  • Shonkwiler, William Forrest. Daniel Shonkwiler, Senior: and some of his descendants, 1781-1954. Rev. ed. St. Louis, Mo. : Privately Printed, 1967. p. 77.




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