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Mary Irene Chamberlain was born January 15, 1933, in Tekamah, Nebraska, the third child of Clifford and Hazel (Curley) Cain. She passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha, at the age of 89.

Mary attended Crawford Grade School and graduated from Tekamah High School in 1950. She taught in rural schools in Burt County for three years.

On February 22, 1953, she married Gerald Chamberlain at First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah, Nebraska. They lived on the Chamberlain farm northwest of Herman their entire married life and raised two children, Carol and Paul, along with the corn and the cattle. Mary and Gerald enjoyed music, traveling in their RV and dancing with the Herman Kuntry Kuzins Square Dance Club.

After her children were grown, Mary worked as a teacher’s aide for 21 years at Herman Elementary School. Mary was a member of the Thursday Social Extension Club, Herman Chapter 216 Order of the Eastern Star, and a leader of 4-H.

In 2013, Mary moved to Tekamah where she continued her passions for reading, gardening, growing flowers, and caring for her feline friends. Mary was active in her church including teaching Sunday School, attending numerous Bible studies and volunteering for the Logos Program.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald in 2005; parents; brother Robert Keith Cain; and brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Ruby Cain.

Survivors include her daughter, Carol (Lee) Bose of Orleans, Nebraska; son Paul (Jaymie) Chamberlain of Craig, Nebraska; four granddaughters, Kelly (Chad), Jan (Nathan), Breanne and Marissa (Joshua); and five great-grandchildren.

Pelan Funeral Home in service to the family

~~~ obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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