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Cecelia Ann Brooks

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  • Name Cecelia Ann Brooks  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 14 Jul 1926  Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Aug 2018  North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 

    Family 1

    Family ID: F2298 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Husband 1 William Herman Nix,   b. 20 Jun 1918, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1966, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47) 
    Married 1 Jun 1946 
    Children 
     

    1. Michael William Nix,   b. 25 Mar 1947, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 2003, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56)

     

    2. Stephen Andrew Nix,   b. 22 Feb 1949, Huntington County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1949, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 )

     

    3. B.E. Nix

     

    4. G.H. Nix

     

    5. S.B. Nix

     

    6. T.A. Nix

    Family 2

    Family ID: F2313 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Husband 2 Robert Joseph Scher,   b. 29 May 1923, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 2003  (Age 80) 
    Married 18 Nov 1967  Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
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    Stephen Andrew Nix Birth Announcement    		Stephen Andrew Nix Birth Announcement
    Herald-Press
    Huntington, Indiana
    22 Feb 1949, Tue • Page ?

  • Notes

    • Cecelia A. Scher, 92, formerly of Huntington, IN and Punta Gorda, FL, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at Quality Health Care, North Port, FL.
      Mrs. Scher was a 1944 graduate of St. Francis High School and she attended St. Francis College. She worked as a dental assistant at Risk Dental Clinic, later worked at Huntington Memorial Hospital and did home nursing. She worked at Gass’ Ladies Shop in Huntington 12 years, retiring in 1986. After retiring she and her husband spent the winters in Punta Gorda, FL.
      She was a member of SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Huntington and the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Punta Gorda, FL. While attending church in Huntington she served as an officer for the Rosary Sodality and spent six years in charge of funeral dinners for parishioners.
      She was born July 14, 1926, in Lafayette to Paul and Mary Brand Brooks. Her first marriage was to William H. Nix on June 1, 1946, and he preceded her in death on May 4, 1966. Her second marriage was to Robert J. Scher on Nov. 18, 1967, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 26, 2003.
      Survivors include two sons, Gregory H. Nix, of Fort Wayne, and Stephen B. Nix, of Arlington, VA; two daughters, Barbara E. Porter, of Punta Gorda, FL, and Theresa A. Smiley, of Chicago, IL; a brother, Thomas (Jane) Brooks, of Lafayette; a sister, Joan (Duane) Lods, of Carmel; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by a son, Michael W. Nix.

      Calling is Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at McElhaney–Hart Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington. Additional calling one hour prior to Mass at the church on Tuesday. Recitation of the Rosary will be Aug. 20, 2018, at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at 10 a.m. at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 860 Cherry St., Huntington, with Rev. Tony Steinacker presiding.
      Memorials are to SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in care of McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, IN 46750.

      Private burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Huntington.
      Online condolences to may be made at www.mcelhaneyhartfuneralhome.com.

  • Source Citations

    1. [S24] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).

    2. [S39] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1967 Nov; Certificate Range: 042562 - 045375.

    3. [S15] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1949; Roll: 02.

    4. [S15] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2003; Roll: 13.

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