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Obituary of Frances Maxine Studer
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Frances Maxine Studer, age 90, passed away at Tsali Care Center on February 3, 2024, after a brief illness.
She is survived by her Children; Mary Jolene Studer of Cherokee, NC, Larry Studer of Baileyville, ME, and Charles Studer of Colorado Springs, CO. 2 Granddaughters, Katie and Hannah. Brother, Eugene McGillis and Sister, Juanita Swimmer.
Frances is preceded in death by her Husband, Joseph Russell Studer. Parents, Wilfred John and Nellie (French) McGillis.
She was very proud of her Cherokee ancestry. She was instrumental in starting the Lima Pow-Wow in Lima, OH. Both of her parents were students at Haskell and Carlisle Indian Schools. This meant she never learned her Cherokee language, but she loved to travel. Traveling all over the United States for Powwows, she also traveled to Germany, Turkey and Italy.
A visitation will be held on the evening of Friday, February 9, 2024 in the chapel of Long House Funeral Home, beginning at 5:00pm until 7:00pm. A funeral service will take place on Saturday, February 10, 2024, beginning at 11:00am with Rev. Peter Shaw officiating. Burial will be in the McGillis Family Cemetery in the Big Cove Community. Pallbearers will be among Family and Friends.
Long House Funeral Home assisted the Family with final arrangements.
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Long House Funeral Home
407 Wolftown Road
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
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407 Wolftown Road
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
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Long House Funeral Home
407 Wolftown Road
Cherokee, NC 29710
Phone: 828-497-1408 Fax: (828) 497-2801
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