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Schamaun, Marie E., 1919-2015

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Marie Schamaun was born in Bazine, Kansas on March 3, 1919 to Mary Blehur and Peter Yeager. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Gratza, Russia. She married Parry John Schamaun in 1942, and they lived in Bazine until 1945, and spent 1945 to 1947 in Lafayette, Indiana. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 with her husband. She was active in social life and later worked at the Tropicana. She passed away on February 20, 2015.