BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mary Katherine (Grant) Wolflin, 85, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 6, 2016, at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington after suffering from a stroke. She resided at Hearthstone Health Campus in Bloomington for the past two years and regarded the wonderful staff and fellow residents as family. She was especially close to Beverly and will miss her “valentine.” Mary was born on May 24, 1931 in Elizabethton, Tenn. She was the daughter of William and Maude (McQueen) Grant.
Mary was a graduate of Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy in Tennessee, where she was voted, “Miss Chilhowee.” She moved from Washington, D.C. (worked for the International Association of Machinists Union Headquarters) to Evansville, Ind., (worked for Ryan Oil Co.) where she met her husband, Charles, while attending Evansville College. Charles and Mary married in October 1952. They moved from Evansville, Ind., to Wisconsin in 1962. They also lived in Illinois, Ind., and Michigan before returning to Indiana to live in Marion, Ind., in 1978. Mary worked for three libraries (Danville, Ill., Indiana University-Bloomington, and Marion, Ind.) before retiring in 1995.
Mary is survived by her three children, George Wolflin (Vicky) of Navarre, Fla., Katherine Mobley (Mark) of Bloomington, and Dr. Rosemary Wolflin (Kay) of Lebanon, Ind.; four grandsons, Dr. Aaron Mobley (Jennifer), Patrick Mobley (Sarah) of Bloomington, Joseph Wolflin of Navarre, Fla., and Jared Wolflin (Julie) of Rantoul, Ill.; great-grandchildren, Ava, August, Grace, Vivian and Madison Mobley, and another great-grandchild due in March 2017 (Wolflin). She is also survived by three siblings, whose parents (Mary’s aunt and uncle, Ruby and Harold Sutphin) adopted her when her mother died in 1939, Harold Jr. Sutphin, Yvonne Unger and Joseph Sutphin; her dear Aunt Hazel Johnson; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, her parents, her sister, Deloris (Grant) Healey, and adopted brother, Wade Sutphin.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, at The Funeral Chapel of Powell and Deckard, 3000 E. Third Street, Bloomington. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service.
Arrangements by The Funeral Chapel of Powell and Deckard (812) 333-4400.