Mary Louise Shinn

1917 - 2004  (87 years)

• Name	Mary Louise Shinn
  Born	19 Mar 1917	Kansas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 May 2004	Colorado, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I143854	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	Gilbert Emerson Christman,   b. 23 Oct 1914, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 2001, Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Feb 1939	Texas, USA
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Helen Rosanna Christman   2. Mary J. Christman   3. Gilbert Emerson Christman
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F59843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Mary Louise Shinn Christman May 11, 2004 Mary Louise Shinn Christman March 19, 1917 ? May 8, 2004 Mary Louise Shinn Christman of Boulder died of natural causes Saturday, May 8, 2004, in Boulder. She was 87. The daughter of Clay B. Shinn and Helen Graham Shinn, she was born March 19, 1917, in Ottawa, Kan. She married Gilbert E. Christman in February 1939 in Dallas. They divorced in 1980. Mrs. Christman worked for the University of Colorado Police Department. She moved to Boulder in 1952. Mrs. Christman enjoyed reading, knitting, gardening, fishing, cooking and watching CU football games. "We remember her for her strength, traveling with friends and family gatherings, and her dedication to her children and grandchildren," her family said. Survivors include two daughters, Helen McKeown of Boulder and Mary J. Ransom of Boulder; a son, Gilbert E. Christman of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her former husband and a sister, Nancy Miller. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Episcopal Church Chapel, 1419 Pine St., Boulder. The Revs. James McKeown of St. John's Episcopal Church and Lisa Ransom of St. Dunston Episcopal Church in Waitsfield, Vt., will officiate. Contributions may be made in her name to HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Suite A, Lafayette, CO 80026. Darrell Howe Mortuary handled arrangements.