Mae B. Schoen

Mae Beatrice Schoen, 96, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away, with her family at her side, on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her home in Winter Springs, FL. Mae was born in Chicago, IL on April 26, 1915, the daughter of the late John and Bridget (O’Connell) Padden. She married her beloved Arthur Emmet Schoen in Chicago, IL. After an amazing life together, he passed away October 29, 1990. A member of St. Stephen Catholic Community in Winter Springs, FL. , Mae was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother; a devout Irish Catholic, supported numerous charities and loved to spend time with her dear family. She also worked for the Chicago Board of Education for 18 years. Surviving are her seven children, Dolores (James) Mooney, Arthur (Susan) Schoen, Laura (John) Seamans, Susan (William) Kerwin, Joanne Ziegler, Jennifer (George) Moore and John (Jane) Schoen; fifteen grandchildren, Patricia Bystrek, Gregory Schoen, Jack Seamans, Megan Dagnino, Gail Blair, Matthew Kerwin, Bridget Ernst, Elizabeth Mooney, Erin Remes, Christina Schoen, Kathryn Swanson, Paul Kerwin, Lauren Beaulieu, Eric Schoen, and Erica Ziegler; and sixteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her dear sister, Marguerite (Padden) Bull. Funeral Saturday 9:15 a.m. from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd Street, Oak Lawn to St. Barnabas Church, 10134 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Visitation Friday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Info, 708-636-1193 or www.blakelamboaklawn.com.