Margaret Tehel 1925-2008
JOHNSON, PEATOW, LEWIS, TEHEL, FLOOD, REYNARD
Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 1/21/2009 at 19:32:18
Margaret L. Lewis Tehel
Margaret L. Lewis Tehel, age 83, of Waterloo, and formerly of Harpers Ferry, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at her daughter's home in Waterloo of cancer. Funeral services were held Friday, November 21 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Evansdale, with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Margaret was born February 8, 1925 in Grundy County, the daughter of Frederick William and Ruth (Johnston) Peatow, and attended Reinbeck Schools. Margaret was united in marriage with Morran Marvin Lewis June 27, 1944 in Reinbeck. He preceded her in death January 25, 1953. She married Ray Tehel April 13, 1971, and he preceded her in death in 1984.
Margaret worked at the Canning Factory in Reinbeck, Santa Claus Industries in Waterloo and also cleaned homes and other domestic work. Margaret moved to Harpers Ferry in the mid 1970s and returned to Waterloo in 2001. She was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Evansdale and the Harpers Ferry American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed fishing and family gatherings as well as spending time at the Senior Center playing cards and bingo.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen Flood (Johnnie R. Barker) of Waterloo; two sons, Bob (Capi) Lewis of Hudson and Frederick (Gwen) Lewis of Waterloo; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and a sister-in-law, Lillian Peatow of Cannon Falls, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; a son, Marvin Lewis; a brother, Frederick W. Peatow; a sister, Ruth A. Reynard; and a brother-in-law, Richard Reynard.
Memorials may be directed to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 4031 Lafayette Rd., Evansdale, IA 50707 or Cedar Valley Hospice, PO Box 2880, Waterloo, Iowa 50704.
The Waukon Standard, November 26, 2008
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