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IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Mehlenbacher, 97;

Maine Native Raised Her Family In Unadilla

Katherine Mehlenbacher

UNADILLA – Katherine E. (Russell) Mehlenbacher, 97, formerly of Unadilla, passed away June 21, 2019, in Crystal Lake, Ill.

She was born April 7, 1922, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, daughter of Charles E. and Mary Jane (Reid) Russell. Katherine graduated from Fort Fairfield High School, Maine School of Commerce (Bangor, Maine) and Ulster County Community College.

She married Richard C. Mehlenbacher of Cohocton, Steuben County, on July 31, 1951.  He joined Bendix (Amphenol) in Sidney, and the couple raised their six children in Unadilla.

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