Mapha

Schaadt

Mapha Schaadt age 105 died at her residence on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

Mapha Louise Lamb was born August 21, 1914 at home in Latty, to Minnie (Leslie) and Russell Lamb. On November 30, 1939 she married Raymond A. Schaadt who preceded her in death on August 21, 1976. They settled on the Schaadt Family Homestead in Emerald Township which is over 100 years old and recognized as a First Families of Paulding County and Century Farm by the Catholic church. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church of Junction and the Ladies Altar Rosary Society until it was closed on July 1, 2006.

She is survived by four daughters, Beverly Schaadt, Defiance, Marjorie Mekus Wilhelm, Paulding, Barbara Hancock, Defiance, and Marilyn (Robert) Kunesh, Ney; grandchildren: Jeffrey (Yvonne Lilly) Mekus, Cheryl Mekus Russell, John (Lisa) Hancock, Lillian (JR) Hancock-Armstrong, Lorinda (Jeff) Hancock-Yoder, James (Jude) Hancock, Lesley (Doug) Hancock-Krouse, Allen (Jennifer) Kunesh, Bradley (Corrine) Kunesh, Christopher (Katie) Kunesh; step grandchild, Terry Wilhelm; great grandchildren: Jeffrey Mekus II, Ceiarra Mekus, Katherine Hancock, William Hancock, Jacob Armstrong, Wade Armstrong, Samuel Yoder, Evelyn Yoder, Owen Hancock, Josephine Hancock, Ian Hancock, Liam Krouse, Garrett Krouse, Ashley Kunesh, Haley Kunesh, Mariah Kunesh, Samuel Kunesh, Brittany Thompson; step great grandchildren: Dominique Brown, Andrew Brown, Trent Wilhelm, Troy Wilhelm; great-great grandchildren: Mia Adkins, Cassidy Jo Adkins; step great-great grandchildren: Wyatt Wilhelm, Garrett Wilhelm, Reagan Wilhelm, Everett Wilhelm, and Devin Brown.

She is also preceded in death by her sisters, Phyllis Hanselman and Harriet Straley; sons-in-laws, Gale Mekus, Justus "Joe" Wilhelm, Ronald Hancock; great grandchildren: Emily Hancock and Nathaniel Hancock.

At 8 years old she drove a 4-horse team with no seat working ground in the fields. While a student, Mapha walked the 3-4 miles to the Briceton Grade School on Ohio 613 with 4 – 5 other kids until 8th grade and then graduated in 1932 from Latty High School. During high school Mapha played on the basketball team and after graduation she continued to play on the Paulding Town Traveling team until she was expecting her oldest daughter. She was her husband's right-hand man-helping with all farming responsibilities. They milked a herd of cows, raised hogs, young chickens and laying hens. As a young woman, she worked picking sugar beets on the farm fields and husking corn. Mapha loved working outside on the land and working the ground, seeding and harvesting and seeing the final results. She loved working in her flower gardens, and vegetable garden. She loved her John Deere tractors and working with her late husband.

She was a board member of FSA of the government for Emerald Township; Farm Bureau member; 11 years on the Emerald Center Township Election Board- 9 years serving as presiding judge. She belonged to the Emerald Center Bunco Club, participated in several state and national corn husking contests, winning 1,2 & 3 place at state level and 3,4, & 5 at national level. Mapha contributed to agriculture as a daughter, wife and mother since 1921. She was recognized in September of 2014 by Ohio State University Extension office for 100 years in agriculture in Paulding County at the National Farm Review Show in London, Ohio, receiving a proclamation from State Representative Tony Burkley and US House Representative Robert Latta for this. Her favorite saying was "Always wake up with a good attitude."

Funeral services will be conducted 10:30 AM Saturday, January 25 at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding with Rev. Jacob Gordon officiating. She will be laid to rest in Junction St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Auglaize Township.

Visitation will be 2 – 8 PM Friday, January 24 at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, with a rosary service at 7:30 PM.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations made to Marysdale/St. Isidore Masses; Paulding County Sharing and Caring Food Pantry; John Paulding Historical Society; or a charity of the donor's choice.