Mildred Marie Summers was born August 7, 1919, in Cherryvale, Kansas, to Adolph Joseph and Mary Magdalene (Molidor) Blaes. She died Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Owasso, Oklahoma, at the age of 95 years. Mildred was reared and educated in Cherryvale and graduated with the Cherryvale High School Class of 1937. She continued her education at St. Francis Hospital nurses training program in Wichita, Kansas, where she earned her degree as a registered nurse in 1940. Following graduation, she worked as Head of Nursing at Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas, and also performed private duty nursing. In 1941, she began her career as a school nurse in Unified School District 446 in Independence, and remained there until her retirement in 1982. She was married July 14, 1945, in Cherryvale to Dean Summers. She enjoyed a variety of pastimes including watching old Westerns, going out to eat with friends, cooking, in-home entertaining and cross-stitching. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Independence, and was a member of the Altar Society.
Loving family members include:
Her son; Ron Summers and his wife Diane, of Owasso
Grandson; Jeremy Dean Summers, of Florida
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Funeral services are pending and will be announced at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
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