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OFTE -- MARGARET "MEG" MAE Age 85, of Easton, MD, formally of Albuquerque, NM, died on Monday, April, 2, 2012 at William Hill Manor in Easton. Born on February 2, 1927, in Ann Arbor, MI, she was the daughter of the late John Ray McHenney and Clara Haikes McHenney. Mrs. Ofte graduated from Hillsdale High School in Hillsdale, MI and Western Michigan College in Kalamazoo, MI, where she received a B.A. in Education in 1949. She taught in Cheboygan, MI; San Diego, CA; Norfolk, VA; Oakwood, OH and Tampa, FL. Mrs. Ofte was an avid volunteer for the P.E.O (Philanthropic Education Organization), Assistance League of Albuquerque, Albuquerque Art Museum, Albuquerque Republican Party, Smithsonian Museum, Corcoran Art Museum and the Idaho Falls Hospital volunteers, serving as President in 1998. She was also active with Boy and Girl Scouting Organizations. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Don Ofte of Easton, MD, whom she married in 1955 at Kirkland Air Force Base in NM; two sons, Marc Christian Ofte, Midlothian, VA, Kirk Donald Ofte, Tempe AZ; a daughter, Nancy Ofte Appleby, Bozman, MD; her granddaughters, Rachel Ofte, Aja Bjorken, Caitlyn Ofte, Jennifer Ofte, Brynne Ofte and Chrisie Appleby; her brothers, Ray McHenney, Gerald McHenney, Fred McHenney and Jack McHenney; and her sisters, Jan Miner, Joy Sherman and Mary Gulliver. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 200 South Harrison St., in Easton. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Mrs. Ofte to P.E.O c/o P.E.O Foundation, 3700 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50312, Talbot Hospice Foundation 586 Cynwood Dr. Easton, MD 21601 or a charity of your choice. For online tributes, please visit: www.fhnfuneralhome.com
        Published on: Sun April 08, 2012