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Mary Emma McDonaldAge: 82 years19202003

Name
Mary Emma McDonald
Given names
Mary Emma
Surname
McDonald
Married name
Mary Emma Loxterman
Birth October 13, 1920
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
MarriageHarold Wendel LoxtermanView this family
January 3, 1959 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a husbandHarold Wendel Loxterman
August 16, 1984 (Age 63 years)
Death March 7, 2003 (Age 82 years)
Obituary
Mary E Loxterman (nee McDonald) Obituary and Family Listing
March 8, 2003 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Leavenworth National Cemetery
Family with Harold Wendel Loxterman - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Emma McDonald
Birth: October 13, 1920Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: March 7, 2003Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Marriage: January 3, 1959
Harold Wendel Loxterman + Reine Nicole Josette Mazella - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Reine Nicole Josette Mazella
Birth: May 26, 1927 24 20Marseille, France
Death: December 31, 1999Roeland Park, Johnson, Kansas, United States
step-son
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step-son
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step-son
Marc Steven Loxterman
Birth: March 4, 1954 30 26Missouri, United States
Death: March 19, 2017Roeland Park, Johnson, Kansas, United States

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Obituary
Mary E Loxterman (nee McDonald) Obituary and Family Listing Mary E. Loxterman, 82, Leavenworth, KS, died Friday, March 7, 2003, at St. John Hospital, Leavenworth. She was born October 13, 1920, in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of William and Rosetta Richstatter McDonald. She married Harrold W. Loxterman; he preceded her in death in 1984. She was a seamstress. Survivors include daughter, Mayetta M. Cahill, Leavenworth, KS, two sons, Charlie A. Rees, Basehor, KS, and Terry L. Rees, Shawnee, KS, brother, Harry McDonald, Kansas City, MO, two sisters, Rosemary Prater, Merriam, KS, and Rita Camp, Hannibal, MO, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her brother, William McDonald. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday, March 10, at the Sacred Heart Church, the Rev. Gary Applegate will officiate. Burial will be in the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 531 Shawnee Street, Leavenworth, KS. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral chapel. There will be a Rosary held at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be given to the Disabled American Veterans. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/mary-loxterman-obituary?id=4515971