Mary Lee Schuebel

Mary Lee (Bradford) Schuebel passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, June 11. She was 73. Mary Lee was born in Albany, Or, March 6, 1942, to Sidney "Larry" Bradford and Virginia Boyle. She grew up in Canby and Barlow where she was a cheerleader at CHS, graduating in 1960. Her parents operated the Greyhound Bus Depot, where today's 7-11 store is, and Mary Lee spent her formative years cooking at the depot restaurant and helping her parents raise her two younger sisters in the attached apartment. She married Robert Schuebel, of Mulino, in 1961. They lived in Mulino all their married lives, except when Rob was in the army and they lived in Oklahoma. They had three children, Keith, Scott, and Anne, and 5 grandchildren. Mary Lee worked at Mulino Elementary School for 29 years and substituted there for 10 years after she "retired." Mary Lee loved family gatherings, gardening, cooking, the Oregon Coast, feeding and watching backyard birds, camping, backyard campfires, Mt. Hood, and driving fast. She loved big rocks with character and dreamed that people would bring her one for her garden. She loved taking pictures, especially of her grandchildren. She cooked hundreds of meals for folks suffering from illness or loss and for her beloved church community. No one cared about people more than she did. She loved her grandchildren most of all and will be sorely missed by them. She was a decades - long member of Smyrna United Church of Christ, in Canby, which was an important part of her life. A funeral service will take place at 2:00 p.m., July 11, at Smyrna Church, 31119 S. Hwy 170, Canby. A potluck celebration will be held at the family residence after the service. The family is very appreciative of the excellent service and preparations provided by Canby Funeral Chapel. Memorial donations may be made in Mary Lee's name to Mulino Elementary School for educational supplies at U.S. Bank. Arrangements entrusted to Canby Funeral Chapel. www.canbymolallafuneralchapel.com Family is encouraged to provide an obituary or information that allows for an obituary to be written by our staff