Mary AtenMary Aten
Mary F. Aten, 81, of Macomb, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on May 10, 2022.
She was born July 10, 1941, in Uniontown, Pa., a daughter of Santo “Sam” and Mabel Cole Rosano. She married Lowell Aten in March, 1962.
Surviving are Lowell Aten and Lynn Aten, both of Macomb; and five sisters, Santa (and Bill) Carbaugh of Shippensburg, Pa., Perri Prigge of Manitowac, Wis., Stella Thot of Las Vegas, Nev., Sami Stamm of Chalk Hill, Pa., and Patti Lane of Henderson, Nev.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
She graduated from Uniontown High School and entered active duty with the United States Air Force, where she served as Airman First Class through 1962. While serving, she was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base and Amarillo Air Force Base, both in Texas, and Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.
For the Department of Defense, she was an Administrative Assistant and Secretary at Chanute Technical Training Center. She then moved to Clark Air Base in the Philippines where she served as secretary to several Chaplains. Returning to the United States and living in Northern Virginia, she worked as secretary for the Mobility Engineering Command at Fort Belvior. After this, she worked at the Army Systems Command at Fairfax County, Va. Her next move was to the Pentagon as executive secretary to the Department of the Army Intelligence Agency. After this, she moved to Nebraska and worked for the Air Force Director for Missile Maintenance for the Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force.
When she returned to Illinois, she went back to school and completed her Masters Degree in Language Arts. She taught language arts for 20 years in the Astoria Community School District. She also served as Junior High Play Director and coached the Speech Competition teams. She retired in 2004.
She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Macomb where she chaired and co-chaired many committees.
Services were held Friday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Reverend Melle Momo officiating. Burial was in the Rushville City Cemetery with military rites provided by the Astoria American Legion Post #25.
Memorials may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Pancan.org).
Condolences may be sent to www.shawgomemorialhome.com.
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