Kathleen Olive Jewett

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 6 Jul 1916 - Wolcott, White, Indiana, United States
    Christening: 
          Death: 25 Nov 2015 - Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States ( at age 99)
      Cremation: 
 Cause of Death: sepsis over 24 hours
Find A Grave ID: 155576143
Events
•  Residence: 2002, Merrillville, Lake, Indiana, USA. 

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Parents

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         Father: Robert Spencer Jewett  {Find A Grave ID: 184493427}
         Mother: Olive Lida Seifert  {Find A Grave ID: 124687040}

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Joseph John Seale
       Marriage: 23 Dec 1943
Marriage Notes 



Per Journal and Courier   Lafayette, Indiana    12/24/1943
JEWETT-SEALE
   Miss Kathleen Jewett, of Lafayette, and Sergeant Joseph J. Seale, of Fairmount, were united in marriage at the First Methodist church parsonage, West Lafayette, Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock, Dr. Otto Scott Steele officiating. Lieut. H. S. Jewett, West Lafayette, brother of the bride, was best man, and Mrs. H. S. Jewett was matron of honor.
   The bride is a 1938 graduate of Purdue, and the bridegroom was graduated from Purdue in 1939. The bride formerly taught in Morton school, and the bridegroom was instructor in industrial arts in junior high school of West Lafayette from 1939 to 1942, when he went to service. He is now instructor at Kingman air field of the U. S. army, in Arizona. The couple will make their home in Arizona.

Per Monticello Herald-Journal   Monticello, Indiana   12/30/1943
Well Known Couple Married Thursday at Fairmount
   Miss Kathleen Jewett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jewett Jr., former Menticello and Chalmers residents, was united in marriage to Sergeant Joseph J. Seale of Fairmount, the wedding taking place at the parsonage of the First Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Dr. Otto Scott Steele officiated. The attendants were the bride's brother and wife, Lieut. and Mrs. Hale S. Jewett.
   The bride is a graduate of Monticello high school and of Purdue 1938, and the bridegroom was graduated from Purdue in 1939. The bride taught at Morton school and the bridegroom was industrial arts instructor in the Junior high school
in West Lafayette from 1939 to 1942 when he left for the service. He is now instructor in the United States Army at the Kingman Air Base in Arizona where the young couple will make their home.
   The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs. Robert Jewett Sr., who formerly resided on Railroad street in Monticello, and where she first made her home when a child.

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Notes

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General:

Per Indiana Birth Certificate
Olive Jewett, a white legitimate female, was born July 6, 1916 in Wolcott town, Prineton township, White county, Indiana. Her father, 18 year old Robert S. Jewett, born and residing in White county, is a farmer. Her mother, 19 year old Olive Serfert, born abd residing in White county, is a housewife.

Per Findagrave
Kathleen Olive Jewett Seale
BIRTH 6 Jul 1916 Wolcott, White County, Indiana, USA
DEATH26 Nov 2015 (aged 99) Indiana, USA
BURIALUnknown
MEMORIAL ID155576143
Family Members
Parents
Robert Spencer Jewett 1897-1974
Olive Lida Scifert Jewett 1896-1981

Siblings
Mary Ione Jewett Haan 1927-1984

Obituary
Kathleen Olive (Jewett) Seale, 99, of Merrillville, Indiana, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, IN. She was born July 6, 1916 in Wolcott, Indiana to Robert S. and Olive S. (Scifert) Jewett. Kathleen's education began in a rural one-room schoolhouse and culminated at Purdue University in 1938 with a teaching degree in Home Economics, Physical Education and Biology. Kathleen taught all three subjects at Merrillville High School over a long career.
Kathleen and her husband of 58 years, Joseph J. Seale, enjoyed gardening and traveled extensively across the United States during summer months, loading up a Volkswagen bus with their four children and camping supplies. The pair continued to travel after their retirement, making their way by boat and plane to destinations around the world.
It is difficult to chronicle the many changes that she witnessed throughout her life, some miraculous, some painful, but all contributing to her strong, insightful and loving personality.
She is survived by her children, John (Judy) Seale, Merrillville, IN; Ruth (Wally) Bennett, Walton, IN; Jane (Bob) Megquier, Chicago, IL; and Kerry (Marty) Sher, Floyd Knobs, IN. She was blessed with eleven grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Nancy (James) Jones of Lafayette, IN. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph on August 27, 2002.
Services will take place at a later date. Murray Weaver Funeral Home in Galveston, Indiana assisted her family with arrangements.

Per Indiana Death Certificate
Kathleen Olive Seale (maiden name Jewett), a white divorced female, was born 7/6/1916 in Monticello, Indiana, and died 11/26/2015 in Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Miami, Indiana, at the age of 99. . She was a teacher in the education industry, and her residence was 609 W. 63RD Ave., Merrillville, Lake, Indiana, 46410. Informant was by her daughter, Ruth Bennett, 6523 S. CR 700E., Walton, Indiana 46994. Her parents were Robert S. Jewett and Olive Jewett (previously Scifert). Cremation by North Central Indiana Crematory in Galveston, Indiana. Cause of death was sepsis over 24 hours.

Per U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
NameKathleen Olive Seale [Kathleen Olive Jewett]
GenderFemale
Death Age99
Birth Date6 Jul 1916
Birth PlaceWolcott, Indiana
Residence PlaceMerrillville, Indiana
Death Date26 Nov 2015
Death PlacePeru
Father Robert S. Jewett
Mother Olive S. Jewett
Spouse Joseph J. Seale
Children John Seale, Jane Megquier, Kerry Sher, Ruth Bennett
SiblingsNancy Jones