| Name |
Christine Mercedes Mabie [1] |
| Birth |
16 Oct 1937 |
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
3 Apr 1940 |
20 Jewett Avenue, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York [3] |
- Albert Rockefellow, owns home worth $4000, Head, M, W, 65, M, completed 2 years high school, born in New York, Shoe Maker, Self
Maude Rockefellow, Wife, F, W, 69, M, completed 4 years high school, Housewife
Christena Mabie, Granddaughter, F, W, S, 2, born in New York
Edmond Mabie, Son in law, M, W, 24, M, completed 8 years school, born in New York, Sewing Machine Repair, own account
Mercedes Mabie, Wife [Daughter], F, W, 24, M, completed high school, born in New York, Housewife
[Census taker reversed Mercedes and Christena's names - this is corrected]
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| Census |
18 Apr 1950 |
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York [4] |
- Edmund W Mabie, Head, White, Male, 34, Married, born in New York, Owner, Sewing Machine Concession Store
Mercedes A Mabie, Wife, White, Female, 35, Married, born in New York, parents born in US, completed 4 years of college
Christine M Mabie, Daughter, White, Female, 12, never married, born in New York
Jan E Mabie, Son, White, Male, 4, never married, born in New York
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| Obituary |
- Christine Johnson died Suddenly on Sunday June 3, 2007. She was born in Poughkeepsie on October 16, 1937 to Mercedes and Edmund Mabie. On July 16,1957, she married Oliver W Johnson of Water Valley, Mississippi who survives her.
Also surviving are two daughters, Jacqueline Johnson Castagno, M.D. of Roswell, GA and Jill Johnson Rendeiro of Avon, CT; five grandchildren. Christopher Rendeiro, Gregory Rendeiro, Caroline Rendeiro, Anna Castagno and Michael Castagno; and a brother, Jan E. Mabie of Milledgeville, GA.
Mrs. Johnson was educated in the Poughkeepsie schools and received her undergraduate and masters degrees from SUNY New Paltz. She taught for thirty three years in the Arlington school system before retiring in 1994. She is remembered by her students as a teacher with high standards, a flair for the dramatic and a quick sense of humor. After retiring, Chris's greatest joy was entertaining her grandchildren who adored her bubbly spirit another wonderful ability to play at their level. She also loved lounging in her pool, surrounded by the beautiful garden she designed and nurtured She was a devoted daughter who tenderly cared for her aging parents until their deaths. An accomplished gourmet cook, she perfected a broad range of dishes from the simple raspberry "Grammy Jam" to a sublime Norman Rabbit Stew. She enjoyed travel and had plans to celebrate her and Ollie's upcoming 50th wedding anniversary with a Mediterranean cruise.
Calling hours will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 7th at the Timothy P Doyle Funeral Home, 371 Hooker Avenue in Poughkeepsie. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, June 8, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the Doyle Funeral Home.
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| Witness-Obituary |
2002 [5] |
- Evelyn says, "I am writing to inform you of the death of my brother Edmund Wheeler Mabie on February 5, 2002. He and his wife would have observed their 66th wedding anniversary on March 1, 2002. Edmund's two brothers, Charles and George predeceased him. Edmund leaves his wife, Mercedes Rockefeller Mabie, a son, Dr. Jan Mabie of Georgia, a daughter, Christine Johnson of Fishkill, New York, two sisters Patricia Magette of Ahoskie, North Carolina and myself (Evelyn) as well as grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Edmund was 86 years old and at the time of his death was living with his daughter and son-in-law in Fishkill, New York."
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| Witness-Obituary |
6 Feb 2002 |
Poughkeepsie, New York [6] |
- Edmund Wheeler Mabie, 86, died in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, Feb 5, 2002. He was a native of Poughkeepsie, born on Jan 25, 1916 in the Fairview section, to Charles V. and Beulah Wheeler Mabie.
Mr Mabie is survived by his wife, Mercedes Rockefeller Mabie, with whom they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in 2001. He also leaves two sisters Evelyn Danilevics of Hyde Park and Patricia Magette of Ahoskie, N. C.; a son, Dr. Jan Edmund Mabie of Milledgeville, Ga; and a daughter, Christine M. Johnson of Fishkill; three grandchildren, Dr Jaquelyn Johnson Castanago of Roswell, Ga.; Jill Johnson Rendeiro of Avon, Conn.; and Dr Matthew Wheeler Mabie of Memphis Tenn. He is also survived by four great grandchildren, Christopher, Gregory and Caroline Renderio of Avon, Conn., and Lauren Mabie of Memphis, Tenn.
Many knew Mr Mabie as the sewing machine man at the Wallace Company in Poughkeepsie, where he worked for 30 years. At age 45 Mr Mabie decided to change careers. He began his college education at Dutchess Community College and went on to the State University of New York at New Paltz, earning his B.A. and M.A. in English and Education. He taught English at Arlington Junior High School for several years before retirement from this second career, having taught many area residents the joys of English Literature. For many years he was a member of the Poughkeepsie Masonic Lodge. A lifelong area resident, Mr Mabie waas an avid gardener and enjoyed fishing at his beloved Mt Riga, near Millerton.
There will be no calling hours.
A service will be held for family and friends at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery Mausoleum at 11 am Thursday, Feb 7.
Pastor Kenrick McBean will officiate....
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| Reference Number |
7582 |
| Residence |
Jun 2007 |
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York [7] |
| Death |
3 Jun 2007 |
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut [1, 8] |
| Person ID |
I7537 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1937 - 2007 (69 years)
