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Frances Mathilda "Fanny" Faltin Chamberlain
22 Sep 1917 – 3 May 2017
| Birth | 22 Sep 1917 |
| Death | 3 May 2017 |
| Cemetery | Comfort Cemetery Comfort , Kendall County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Mark Alberthal on 17 Aug 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195343499 |
Bio
From Schaetter Funeral Home: Frances Faltin Chamberlain (Fanny), a resident of Comfort, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family May 3, 2017- a few months shy of her 100th birthday. Fanny was born September 22, 1917 to August Faltin and Gretchen Faust Faltin, attended Comfort schools, attended Texas Women's University, and graduated from Texas State University. Fanny and Frank Chamberlain were married June 25, 1941 and were blessed with five children. Fanny, a third generation resident of Comfort, Texas, was a very involved community citizen. She was a loving and effective teacher at Comfort Elementary School for 24 years, and she continued to volunteer there many years after her retirement. Throughout her life, Fanny was a contributing member of numerous civic, church, and social organizations such as: Gaddis Memorial United Methodist Church, the P.T.A.( lifetime member), Literacy Social Club, the Garden Club, a trustee of the CISD school board, Kendall County Retired Teachers, a Friend of the Comfort Public Library, The Comfort Heritage Foundation, Delta Kappa Gamma and the Comfort Chamber of Commerce. Fanny's lifetime contributions to Comfort were recognized by the Chamber of Commerce when she was chosen outstanding citizen of the year in 1987. Fanny was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. She was a superb cook and was widely known for her home-made dill pickles, home-made whole wheat bread, baked chocolate chip cookies, and her Bits O Brickle cookies. During her life, she made hundreds of baked custards to take to sick friends and relatives, and she never failed to send her adult children home with a container of her goodies. Fanny was preceded in death by her husband Frank, her parents, her sisters (Marjorie Thomas, Helen Martin, Grace Raubfogel), her half sister Isabel Schwethelm, half brother Chester Faltin, one nephew (Randy Martin), one son-in-law (Max Sprinkle) and all her brothers-in- law and sisters-in-law. Fanny is survived by her five children: Frances Willmann (Don), Ann Sprinkle, Gretchen Niedecken (Danny), Frank Chamberlain, (Mary Jo), Robert Chamberlain (Teresa), fourteen grandchildren, twenty nine great grandchildren, foster brother Louis Faust and many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. Fanny's family wishes to thank Dr. Nancy Rickerhauser and the wonderful staff at Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation and HCMH Hospice for the loving care they provided to their mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and aunt. A memorial service to celebrate Fanny's life will be held on June 10, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Gaddis Memorial United Methodist Church. Services will be conducted by Reverend Carolyn McGuire, Pastor Gaddis Memorial United Methodist Church, Reverend Danny Niedecken, Pastor First Methodist Church Mexia Texas, and United Methodist Christian Educator Lois Pressler Duewall. Honorary pallbearers will be Fanny's Grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to any of the following: Gaddis Memorial United Methodist Church, Comfort Volunteer Fire Department, Comfort Chamber of Commerce/ Park Improvement, Comfort Public Library, Comfort Heritage Foundation.
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- Ysabel "Bella" Faltin Schwethelm 1895–1991 FaG
- Chester Paul Faltin 1900–1975 FaG
- Marjorie Clara Faltin Thomas 1911–1991
- Helen Louise Faltin Martin 1912–2011
- Grace Bertha Faltin Raubfogel 1920–1996
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