Funeral Mass for Mary Dolar Tejada, 96, Lawton, will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 18, 2018, at Blessed Sacrament Church, with the Rev. Brian Buettner officiating. Vigil service will be at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, May 17, 2018, at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel, to be led by Dcn. Robert Quinnett.

Mary D. Tejada died Friday, May 11, 2018, in her family home.

Burial will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of Becker Funeral Home.

Born August, 6, 1921, in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Panay Philippines, Mary and her twin brother, Joseph were the only surviving pair of 3 sets of twins born to Ignacio Dolorfino Dolar, a business man, and his wife Asunción (Placentero) Dolar.  She had an older brother Manuel and a younger brother, Ignacio Jr.  Mary was raised by her unmarried aunt, Salvadora Dolar.

Mary graduated from the Collegio de San Jose, Iloilo City, with a degree in Teaching.  She continued her education at the Philippine Normal University, National Center for Teacher Education in Manila.  For over 15 years, Mary taught 4th and 5th grade at the Vicmico (Victorias Milling Company) Elementary School in Manapla, Philippines. There, she met her husband, Peter Infante Tejada Jr., who was a teacher before being drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  Peter and Mary were married at the St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Victorias City, Philippines.  Married for 53 years, they had 3 daughters and 2 beloved grandchildren.  As a military spouse, Mary single handedly raised her family as Peter was deployed to Korea, Vietnam, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, Panama, and Japan.  Mary was a world traveller who believed that traveling was one of the best means of education.  She encouraged her 3 daughters to pursue their dreams and sent them on to Cornell University, Columbia University, and fellowships at Harvard.  Mary was an active member of the Blessed Sacrament Parish.  Due in part to her own wartime experiences during WWII, Mary worked tirelessly in the church's ministries to Southeast Asian Refugees.  She also volunteered at St. Mary's Catholic School and the Thrift Shop, and was known to pray unceasingly for others. Mary was an original member of the Lawton Fort Sill Filipino American Association and was proud to share her heritage and faith with her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughters: Nicholae Glynis Dolar Tejada and Piere Angeli Tejada Mariano; son-in-laws: Joseph Yu, and COL Rodrigo A. Mariano, MD, (ret.); two beloved grandchildren: Mary Ciara and Rohan Rodrigo Mariano; adopted daughter: Dolorita Tubola; adopted grandchildren: Jehan, Byron Kerr, Karen Dahl, Ivan Dave Tubola and their families, Rosan and Rosemarie Mariano; the families of Roberto, Rudolfo, Rogelio, Tomas, Ricardo, and Petty Mariano of California, MaryAnn and Chris Korte of Arizona, and from Lawton: Irmi Alfar, Dr. Jaime and Maria Pilar, Dr. Tony Dela Paz, the Campos Family, and the Saliba Family.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents Ignacio Dolorfino Dolar and Asunción (Placentero) Dolor, her aunt, Salvadora Dolar, her brothers Manuel, Joseph, and Ignacio Jr.  her husband, 1SG Peter I. Tejada Jr., her daughter, Mary Audrey Tejada/Yu, and her adopted son, Lito Tubola.

Memorial contributions may be made to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Lawton, Oklahoma.