Mary Graves Zahn

August 7, 1936 - October 6, 2024

Mary was born in Madison, Wisconsin to Dr. Earl F. Graves and Julia Goodwin Graves. She was four when Dr. Graves was appointed Territorial Veterinarian and they moved to the Matanuska Valley, Palmer, Alaska.

After graduating from the territorial schools, Mary returned to Madison, Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin for undergraduate and graduate studies. She became a Sigma Kappa sorority girl. She is also a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Denali Chapter No. 16, Anchorage, Alaska.

In 1959 she married Charles Zahn of Milwaukee, a city planner. The lived in Mundelein, Illinois, then Appleton, Wisconsin, then Indianapolis, Indiana.

In Indianapolis, Mary was employed at the Children's Museum. In 1967, she and Charles moved to Concord, California, where Charles was employed at the Contra Cost County Planning Department. Mary became a Hausfrau and antique collector.

Charles died in 2017. Mary is survived by her sister, Victoria Graves Ault of Anchorage, Alaska. Burial is in Madison, Wisconsin. There will be no local services.