Miriam Maxine McCleary
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Oct. 4, 1917, in Claypool, to Cloyd and Ethel Creighton Dye. On Jan. 1, 1936, she was united in marriage to John Wayne McCleary, who preceded her in death March 13, 1996.
Having lived most of her younger life in Maywood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, she attended school through her sophomore year at Proviso High School, and then graduated from Warsaw High School in 1934 where her father was a high school teacher. She excelled in track and loved doing artistic drawings and painting as a hobby. She was a housewife on the family farm, worked part time at the Free Methodist Publishing House, Winona Lake, and five years at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services office, Warsaw. She was a very active member, 79 years, teaching children at Sunday School, VBS and mission work at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Warsaw. An accomplished violinist, she played in various community philharmonic orchestras at Fort Wayne, Grace College and Manchester College. She and her husband, Wayne, traveled in their motor home throughout the United States, spending the winter in Florida and Texas. They also enjoyed taking their grandchildren camping at Jellystone Campground.
Surviving are a son, David (and spouse Mary) McCleary, Warsaw; a daughter, Diane (and husband Jim) Gast, Warsaw; a brother, Dr. Cloyd (and spouse Mary Lou) Dye, New Castle; five grandchildren; Julie, Mike, Becky, Andy and Beth; and 11 great-grandchildren. Also preceding her in death were a sister, Dorothy; a grandson, Michael; and a great-grandson, Austin.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastors Bob and Becky Conelley officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 2943 E. CR 400S, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
She was born Oct. 4, 1917, in Claypool, to Cloyd and Ethel Creighton Dye. On Jan. 1, 1936, she was united in marriage to John Wayne McCleary, who preceded her in death March 13, 1996.
Having lived most of her younger life in Maywood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, she attended school through her sophomore year at Proviso High School, and then graduated from Warsaw High School in 1934 where her father was a high school teacher. She excelled in track and loved doing artistic drawings and painting as a hobby. She was a housewife on the family farm, worked part time at the Free Methodist Publishing House, Winona Lake, and five years at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services office, Warsaw. She was a very active member, 79 years, teaching children at Sunday School, VBS and mission work at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Warsaw. An accomplished violinist, she played in various community philharmonic orchestras at Fort Wayne, Grace College and Manchester College. She and her husband, Wayne, traveled in their motor home throughout the United States, spending the winter in Florida and Texas. They also enjoyed taking their grandchildren camping at Jellystone Campground.
Surviving are a son, David (and spouse Mary) McCleary, Warsaw; a daughter, Diane (and husband Jim) Gast, Warsaw; a brother, Dr. Cloyd (and spouse Mary Lou) Dye, New Castle; five grandchildren; Julie, Mike, Becky, Andy and Beth; and 11 great-grandchildren. Also preceding her in death were a sister, Dorothy; a grandson, Michael; and a great-grandson, Austin.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Pastors Bob and Becky Conelley officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 2943 E. CR 400S, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
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