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Mary Eblen Obituary
Mary Alice Eblen, 92, of Findlay and formerly of Bloomdale, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025. She was born at home on her parent's farm in Bloom Township November 27, 1932. Mary Alice graduated from Bloomdale High School in 1950. She married Eugene Eblen April 11, 1954, and they enjoyed 71 years together. She is survived by her husband, Eugene; son, Dean E. (Cassie Ann) Eblen of Cygnet; daughter, Laurel S. (David) Baden of Bowling Green; grandchildren, Patrick Otte, Rachel August, Dawn Otte, Derek Eblen, Danielle Johnson, Cassidy Fulk, Rebecca and Heather Baden; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mary Alice was preceded in death by her parents, J. Emerson and Minnie R. (Craun) Gooch; two daughters; Beth Ann (Robert) Snyder, June L. Eblen Otte; sisters, Mildred Miller and Velma Smith; and two brothers, Ellis and Earl Gooch. She enjoyed growing up on the farm, where she learned to drive the farm truck. Mary Alice later worked at Montgomery Ward in Bowling Green, Loraine Oil Company, the Cygnet Bank, and finally, the Ohio Unemployment Office, where she retired in 1998. She enjoyed camping, western square dancing, cooking and sewing. She was also a 4-H advisor for 26 years with the Bloomdale Cloveretts and Cygnet So-N-Sews.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2025, at COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, Findlay. Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME where the family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in Weaver Cemetery, Bloom Township.
Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Mary Alice to Bridge Home Health and Hospice.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family by visiting coldrencrates.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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