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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Downer, Mary Maxine
Mary Maxine Downer, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at the Edgewood Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at United Methodist Church, Strawberry Point. Burial: Cass Township Cemetery. Visitation Time: 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church.
Surviving family includes her son, Jon (Kaye) Downer of Lamont; four grandchildren, Jim Downer, Greg Downer, Steve Downer and Lisa Douglas; and three great-grandchildren.
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Published Sept. 5, 2011, in The Gazette