LOVE articles are featuring a brief history of the daughters of Mathilda Pusch. Four weeks ago we feature her daughter, Gertrude. Two weeks ago we featured Henrietta and Wilhelmina. Today we feature Mabelle.
All attended the University of Arizona and were quite prominent in Tucson social circles.
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Maybelle Pusch Hankins (91891-1985)
Below is an excerpt of a news article of their home wedding in Tucson: “The spacious drawing room of the Pusch residence had been transformed into a veritable bower of flowers, pink and white predominating in the color scheme, effectively carried out with carnations and roses. The bride wore a handsome wedding gown of ivory georgette crepe, trimmed in crystal beads. With this toilette she wore a large picture hat and carried a bouquet of orchids and white roses. The bride, one of the most well-known girls of the younger social set, has endeared herself to all who know her.”
Mabel and Jim eventually moved to Uniontown, Pennsylvania. They returned to Tucson by train (Mabel did not like flying) every year for Thanksgiving and stayed until the end of the February rodeo. The couple had no children. Mabel passed away in Pennsylvania in 1985 at the age of 93.
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This concludes our articles until next fall. The Oro Valley Historical Society will resume exhibits and tours in September. Until then we are “gone fishing” for the summer. Hope to see you when we return but keep up to date with future activities and announcements on our website: www.ovhistory.org or our Facebook page.
