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Capt Wanita <I>Sherar</I> McLean

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Capt Wanita Sherar McLean

Birth
Kansas, USA
Death
22 Sep 2004 (aged 91)
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
Burial
Stanton, Miami County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Jaunita Sherar Daughter
United States Census, 1930
birth: 1914 Kansas
residence: 1930 Stanton, Miami, Kansas
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Harry Sherar Head M 59 Kansas
Laura Sherar Wife F 61 Illinois
Jaunita Sherar Daughter F 16 Kansas

McLean, Wanita A (Sherar) born 6/27/1913 at Stanton Twp, KS and died 9/22/2004 at Escondido, CA Parents: Harry and Laura Ogden Sherar Spouse(s): T.M. McLean Relatives: Dorothy Sherar Nutt - sister, Harold Sherar - brother, Arline Nutt Hrenchir - niece Obituary published in the Osawatomie Graphic (KS) on 10/6/2004

Wanita A. McLean
JUNE 27, 1913 - SEPT. 22, 2004

Wanita A. McLean, 91, Escondido, Calif., a Miami County native, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at a hospital in Escondido.

She was born June 27, 1913, in Stanton Township in Miami County, the daughter of Harry and Laura Ogden Sherar. She grew up in Miami County and graduated in 1930 from Paola High School.

She graduated in 1933 from nursing school at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. She worked at the hospital several years and then did private nursing. She was a registered nurse for 24 years before retiring.

Mrs. McLean joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps on Dec. 8, 1942, and trained at Fort Riley, Kan. She was sent to England and served until Feb. 1, 1946, attaining the rank of captain.

After returning to the states, she went to San Francisco, Calif. She married T.M. McLean of Concordia, Kan. They lived in Carmel, Calif. They later moved to Escondido. Her husband preceded her in death.

Others preceding her in death were a sister, Dorothy Sherar Nutt, and a brother, Harold Sherar.

She is survived by three nephews and three nieces, including Arline Nutt Hrenchir of Paola.

Mrs. McLean was cremated and will be buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery of rural Paola at a later date.
Jaunita Sherar Daughter
United States Census, 1930
birth: 1914 Kansas
residence: 1930 Stanton, Miami, Kansas
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Harry Sherar Head M 59 Kansas
Laura Sherar Wife F 61 Illinois
Jaunita Sherar Daughter F 16 Kansas

McLean, Wanita A (Sherar) born 6/27/1913 at Stanton Twp, KS and died 9/22/2004 at Escondido, CA Parents: Harry and Laura Ogden Sherar Spouse(s): T.M. McLean Relatives: Dorothy Sherar Nutt - sister, Harold Sherar - brother, Arline Nutt Hrenchir - niece Obituary published in the Osawatomie Graphic (KS) on 10/6/2004

Wanita A. McLean
JUNE 27, 1913 - SEPT. 22, 2004

Wanita A. McLean, 91, Escondido, Calif., a Miami County native, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004, at a hospital in Escondido.

She was born June 27, 1913, in Stanton Township in Miami County, the daughter of Harry and Laura Ogden Sherar. She grew up in Miami County and graduated in 1930 from Paola High School.

She graduated in 1933 from nursing school at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. She worked at the hospital several years and then did private nursing. She was a registered nurse for 24 years before retiring.

Mrs. McLean joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps on Dec. 8, 1942, and trained at Fort Riley, Kan. She was sent to England and served until Feb. 1, 1946, attaining the rank of captain.

After returning to the states, she went to San Francisco, Calif. She married T.M. McLean of Concordia, Kan. They lived in Carmel, Calif. They later moved to Escondido. Her husband preceded her in death.

Others preceding her in death were a sister, Dorothy Sherar Nutt, and a brother, Harold Sherar.

She is survived by three nephews and three nieces, including Arline Nutt Hrenchir of Paola.

Mrs. McLean was cremated and will be buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery of rural Paola at a later date.

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CAPT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details

Dorothy Shearar Nutt is next to this stone.



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  • Created by: F Mc
  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42428961/wanita-mclean: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Wanita Sherar McLean (27 Jun 1913–22 Sep 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42428961, citing Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanton, Miami County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by F Mc (contributor 46853696).