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Ida H. Schamber

Ida H. Schamber, 90, of Warren, IN, died Saturday, June 10, 2017, at 4 a.m. at Heritage Pointe, in Warren.

Mrs. Schamber graduated from Houghton (MI) High School. She had worked for Richard’s clothing store, in Marion, and retired in 1992 from the U.S. Postal Service, where she had worked for 17 years. After retirement, she worked at Sears, in Marion, for 11 years. She was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, in Marion.

She was born Feb. 4, 1927, in Chassell, MI, to Emil and Ida Manninnen Salo. She married Clarence Schamber Sr. on Nov. 4, 1945, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 12, 1969.

Survivors include three sons, Clarence “Tex” (Vicki) Schamber, of Fort Wayne; John T. (Robyn) Schamber, of Marion; and Robert (Bonnie) Schamber, of Corydon; two daughters, Diane Curran, of Bluffton, and Ruth Ann (Ricky) Wright of Van Buren; a sister, Ruth Salo, of Houghton, MI; 15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

A graveside memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Huntington County.

Ferguson & Glancy Funeral Home, in Van Buren, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.