Dec. 7, 1947 – May 3, 2019
Christine Ann Emma, 71, of Sweet Home died May 3, 2019 of a heart attack.
She was born Dec. 7, 1947 in Monroe, Wis. to Ted Richard and Betty Jean (McKibben) Meichtry.
She moved with her family to Sweet Home in 1956. She attended Foster School and graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1966. She married John Emma on Oct. 20, 1972.
Mrs. Emma worked for Brownsville Moulding plant, for Don Wolfe at Santiam Drugs, and as a bartender and waitress for The Point Restaurant. She spent her last working years as head custodian at the Sweet Home Junior High School. She volunteered for many organizations: Girl Scouts, OHA, veterans and Elks, where she was an Elkette of the year.
She loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, bingo and bunco. She devoted her whole life to her husband, kids and grandchildren. She spent a lot of time teaching them to fish, rock hound, hunt, games, puzzles. She taught her grandsons to drive. She loved dancing, singing and camping.
Mrs. Emma is survived by her loving and treasured family: husband John Emma of Sweet Home; daughters Jewelle Moore and Katie and son-in-law Gil Guzman, all of Sweet Home; step-son Steve and his wife Erin of California; siblings Sharon Stafford and her significant other Chuck of Tillamook, Chuck and Janice Borden, Vickie and Wayne Walker, and Donna and Sam Lucontro, all of of Sweet Home; honorary sister Kathy Dustan of Jonesville, Wis.; her aunt Theresa of Wisconsin; eight-plus grandchildren; five-plus great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Sweet Home VFW.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.