The following notice appeared in the “Personals” column of the Zanesville Signal on 10 May 1939:
Mrs. Mary E. Schumacher, Miss Clara Schumacher
and Herman Schumacher, of Woodsfield, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schumacher, of Temperanceville,
attended the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Schumacher and
Daniel Bender at Canton recently.
Obituary:
Carolyn M. Lowery, age 84 of Malaga, OH passed away Sunday at the home of a granddaughter in Canton. Her loves were first and foremost her God and her family but was also fulfilled by growing plants and flowers, feeding the birds, making afghans for everyone and wearing colorful hats to church.
Carolyn was born April 9, 1919 in Woodsfield, OH to the late William & Mary (Alig) Schumacher and lived most of her life in Canton. She was a 1937 graduate of Woodsfield High School. As a single parent, Carolyn supported her children by taking in borders for 7 years before working outside of the home. She worked part time for St. Joseph Credit Union in Canton for 14 years while working near full time at Fisher Foods on Harrison Ave. in Canton for 25 years.In 1989 she moved to Massillon where she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Christian-Mother & Alter-Rosary Society. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Richard Ray Lowery who passed away in 1997, a sister Elizabeth Bender and brothers, Walter, Herman, & Fr. Henry Schumacher. She is survived by daughter, Joyce June Cerreta of Perry Hts.; sons and daughter-in-law, Lowell Lee Lowery of Unlaska, Alaska, William Ward & Anne Lowery of Fairlawn; sisters & brother-in-law, Rosemary Schumacher of Woodsfield, OH and Magdalen & Mitchell Edwards of Bisbee, AZ; brothers & sister-in-law, Martin & Dorothy Schumacher of Barnesville, OH and Roman Schumacher of Malaga, OH; 12 grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews.
The family is forever grateful for the unselfish love and care Carolyn received during her later years and illness by her "special angel's", brother Roman Schumacher, nephew Tony Schumacher and wife Cindy and children, and her granddaughter, Deanna Harris and her sons. True to her wishes, there are no calling hours and a Memorial Mass will be Saturday January 17, 2004 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Massillon followed by a reception at the school. Her pastor Fr. Raymond Paul will officiate. Her final resting place will be St. Sylvester's Cemetery in Woodsfield, OH. The Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon is in charge of arrangements. The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be made to St. Sylvester Central Catholic School, 119 Wayne St., Woodsfield, OH 43793.