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Margaret E Matsapto Shobney

Female 1923 - 2000  (76 years)


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  • Name Margaret E Matsapto Shobney 
    • Maiden name variation: Matsatto
    Nickname Whep-Co 
    Born 3 Sep 1923  Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Jul 2000  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Matsapto Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6230  Rossville
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2018 

    Father George Matsapto,   b. 1 Jan 1896, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Josephine (Annie) Nocktonic Matsapto,   d. 1940 
    Family ID F5333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donald P Shobney,   b. 25 Jul 1921,   d. 4 May 1984  (Age 62 years) 
    Married May 1945  Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Michael (Joe) Shobney,   b. 29 Sep 1944, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 2019, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Lenwood (John) Shobney,   b. 13 Jan 1950, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 2017, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Carol Shobney Heimiller
    +4. Mary Lee Shobney Rogers
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2019 19:50:13 
    Family ID F7179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1923 - Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - May 1945 - Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Shobney, Margaret
    Obituary- Shobney, Margaret
    Margaret Shobney
    Margaret E. “Whep-Co” Shobney, 76, Delia, died Wednesday, July 5, 2000, at her home.

    She was born September 3,1923, on die Potawatomi Indian Reservation, the daughter of George and Annie Nocktonic Matsapto. She was a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Tribe and the Indian Drum Religion.

    She married Donald Shobney in May 1945, in Holton. He died May 4, 1984.

    Survivors include two sons, Joe Shobney and John Shobney, both of Delia; two daughters, Carol Heimiller, Topeka, and Mary Rogers, Delia; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

    Drum services were Thursday evening at the Danceground on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation. Burial was in the Matsapto Family Burial Ground Friday afternoon. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton was in charge of arrangements,