Margaret “Mae” Van Eaton, 93, of Oakley, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. She was born August 2, 1925, in Rozel, KS, to John and Elizabeth (Bott) Boese. On January 18, 1941, in Larned, KS, Mae was united in marriage to Gerald “G.W.” Van Eaton, her husband of 75 years, until his passing on November 16, 2015. They moved to a farm South of Monument, KS in 1947, where Mae cared for their children and was a farm wife. They later moved to Mingo and then Oakley. She enjoyed playing the organ and going to card parties. Mae was a member of the Monument Mothers Club and the Willing Workers.
Mae was preceded in death by her parents; husband G.W. Van Eaton and sisters, Hulda Haberman and Dorothy Boese.
She is survived by her daughters, Geraldine Van Eaton, of Hays, KS, Joyce (Charlie) Homm, of Oakley, KS and Marjorie (Darryl) Dohm, of Grinnell, KS; son, Steven (Pam) Van Eaton, of Monument, KS; as well as five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Mae was preceded in death by her parents; husband G.W. Van Eaton and sisters, Hulda Haberman and Dorothy Boese.
She is survived by her daughters, Geraldine Van Eaton, of Hays, KS, Joyce (Charlie) Homm, of Oakley, KS and Marjorie (Darryl) Dohm, of Grinnell, KS; son, Steven (Pam) Van Eaton, of Monument, KS; as well as five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Margaret “Mae” Van Eaton, 93, of Oakley, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at the Logan County Manor, in Oakley. She was born August 2, 1925, in Rozel, KS, to John and Elizabeth (Bott) Boese. On January 18, 1941, in Larned, KS, Mae was united in marriage to Gerald “G.W.” Van Eaton, her husband of 75 years, until his passing on November 16, 2015. They moved to a farm South of Monument, KS in 1947, where Mae cared for their children and was a farm wife. They later moved to Mingo and then Oakley. She enjoyed playing the organ and going to card parties. Mae was a member of the Monument Mothers Club and the Willing Workers.
Mae was preceded in death by her parents; husband G.W. Van Eaton and sisters, Hulda Haberman and Dorothy Boese.
She is survived by her daughters, Geraldine Van Eaton, of Hays, KS, Joyce (Charlie) Homm, of Oakley, KS and Marjorie (Darryl) Dohm, of Grinnell, KS; son, Steven (Pam) Van Eaton, of Monument, KS; as well as five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Mae was preceded in death by her parents; husband G.W. Van Eaton and sisters, Hulda Haberman and Dorothy Boese.
She is survived by her daughters, Geraldine Van Eaton, of Hays, KS, Joyce (Charlie) Homm, of Oakley, KS and Marjorie (Darryl) Dohm, of Grinnell, KS; son, Steven (Pam) Van Eaton, of Monument, KS; as well as five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
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