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Mary Schar Obituary
Mary Lou Mikesell Schar, 98, of Sardis, Ohio, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born Jan. 26, 1925, in Lodi, the daughter of Charles Wade and Mary Belle Kemery Mikesell. She graduated in 1942 from Westfield High School, LeRoy. She went to Berea to work and attend Baldwin Wallace College. During World War II, she married Forrest Homer Schar. When he was overseas, she went to Westerville to work in a war plant and attended Otterbein College from which she graduated in 1947.
She taught high school in Bloom Twp. and Tiffin Public Schools before moving to Monroe County, where she administrated and taught in the MACO program. She was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church, Ohio PERS, United Methodist Women, and DAV Auxiliary.
Mary's survivors include three sons, Danford Schar of Newbury Park, California, John Forrest Schar of Sardis, and James Schar of Frankfurt, Germany; daughter, Evelyn Marker of Tiffin; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Forrest H. Schar in 2013; sister, Roberta Byrsacz; and grandson, Kevin Schar.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Grisell Funeral Home, 37234 Mound Street, Sardis. Mary's funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the funeral home with Jim Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery, Sardis.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Olive or Sardis United Methodist Church.
Sympathy expressions can be left at grisellfuneralhomes.com.
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Pat DeMonte
March 8, 2023
Dear Evelyn,
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief at the loss of your mother. May the beautiful memories of her be uplifting to you during this difficult time.
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