Christine's mother, Mary Ellen Allen Padermos, died shortly before Christine turned three.
Christine and her brother then went to live with their maternal aunt, Jane "Ruth" Malis, and her husband, Theodore Charles Malis.
Christine lived with them at 1326 Maple Avenue Northeast, Canton, Ohio, until she married.
Christine developed tuberculosis when in her late teens and was treated at Molly Stark Sanitarium for a long period of time, but she recovered.
During her treatment, the doctors had to deflate Christine's left lung, so after that she always walked bent a little to her left.
Christine married John Alden Whitacre on 20 September 1953.
Christine and John had three children: two sons and one daughter.
John was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer in 1969.
Christine than raised her children to adulthood.
In her later years, Christine worked as a teacher's aide at an Elementary School.
Christine also ended up dying of lung cancer although she never smoked.
Christine and her brother then went to live with their maternal aunt, Jane "Ruth" Malis, and her husband, Theodore Charles Malis.
Christine lived with them at 1326 Maple Avenue Northeast, Canton, Ohio, until she married.
Christine developed tuberculosis when in her late teens and was treated at Molly Stark Sanitarium for a long period of time, but she recovered.
During her treatment, the doctors had to deflate Christine's left lung, so after that she always walked bent a little to her left.
Christine married John Alden Whitacre on 20 September 1953.
Christine and John had three children: two sons and one daughter.
John was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer in 1969.
Christine than raised her children to adulthood.
In her later years, Christine worked as a teacher's aide at an Elementary School.
Christine also ended up dying of lung cancer although she never smoked.
Christine's mother, Mary Ellen Allen Padermos, died shortly before Christine turned three.
Christine and her brother then went to live with their maternal aunt, Jane "Ruth" Malis, and her husband, Theodore Charles Malis.
Christine lived with them at 1326 Maple Avenue Northeast, Canton, Ohio, until she married.
Christine developed tuberculosis when in her late teens and was treated at Molly Stark Sanitarium for a long period of time, but she recovered.
During her treatment, the doctors had to deflate Christine's left lung, so after that she always walked bent a little to her left.
Christine married John Alden Whitacre on 20 September 1953.
Christine and John had three children: two sons and one daughter.
John was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer in 1969.
Christine than raised her children to adulthood.
In her later years, Christine worked as a teacher's aide at an Elementary School.
Christine also ended up dying of lung cancer although she never smoked.
Christine and her brother then went to live with their maternal aunt, Jane "Ruth" Malis, and her husband, Theodore Charles Malis.
Christine lived with them at 1326 Maple Avenue Northeast, Canton, Ohio, until she married.
Christine developed tuberculosis when in her late teens and was treated at Molly Stark Sanitarium for a long period of time, but she recovered.
During her treatment, the doctors had to deflate Christine's left lung, so after that she always walked bent a little to her left.
Christine married John Alden Whitacre on 20 September 1953.
Christine and John had three children: two sons and one daughter.
John was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer in 1969.
Christine than raised her children to adulthood.
In her later years, Christine worked as a teacher's aide at an Elementary School.
Christine also ended up dying of lung cancer although she never smoked.
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