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Adapter: Marion Jean Chute

Marion Jean Chute died at the age of 93. She was born Nov. 16, 1901 in Springfield Mass., and was raised in Holyoke, Mass. She studied American history and music at Mount Holyoke College, graduated in 1922 and became a teacher. Her first position was teaching music at a reform school for girls in Indiana. From 1924 to 1933, she served as a missionary in India. She taught music in the city of Ahmadnegar and was active in social work, language study and translation. She married Gordon Chute on Oct. 16, 1928, in Bombay, India. The couple left India in 1933 and livwd in Canada, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts until moving to Eugene in 1971. Chute sang in the church choir, taught Sunday School and served on numerous church… Go to person page >