Hansen, Margaret R. (1919-2012)
HANSEN, SCHAEFER, HARRIS, ECKLES, ROWE, MASON, ECTERNACH, BUCKNAM
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 6/28/2012 at 13:46:42
Margaret R. Hansen
January 27, 1919 - June 14, 2012Alta, Iowa - Storm Lake, Iowa
Margaret R. Hansen, age 93, of Nemaha, Iowa, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Margaret Ruth Schaefer was born on January 27, 1919, in Alta, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer and Katherine (Harris) Schaefer. Growing up, she attended school in Alta, Schaller, and Early before graduating from Early High School in 1936. Following graduation, Margaret attended Beautician School in Sioux City, Iowa.
On March 16, 1952, Margaret married Harry B. Hansen at the Early Methodist Church in Early, Iowa, where she remained a faithful member, having been baptized and confirmed there as a child. She was an active and devoted member of the UMW.
Over the years, Margaret worked as a beautician and a housewife. An avid book reader, she enjoyed gardening, baking, quilting, tending her flowers, and collecting antiques, especially Danish glassware.
Margaret treasured her family beyond words. She had fond memories of nieces and nephews visiting to spend time with her, whether picking raspberries and making jellies and jams or sipping a quiet cup of tea and munching on cookies. A member of the Nemaha Federated Women’s Club, Margaret participated in the Home and Family, Garden, and Reading Departments and held offices in each of those. Always game to working up a little mischief, Margaret kept life interesting. Her wonderfully dry sense of humor always appeared when least expected.
Those left to cherish Margaret’s memory include her husband of sixty years, Harry B. Hansen; her sister-in-law, Lily (Oliver) Eckles; a host of nieces and nephews; as well as extended family and friends.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Katherine Schaefer; her sisters: Lorraine Rowe, Mary Louise Mason, Jane Ecternach, Vergil Bucknam; her brothers: Raymond, Dean, and Roger Schaefer; and infant brother, Wilbur Schaefer.
Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m., June 22, 2012, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Interment: 00, 000 at Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery.Copyright © 2012, Fratzke and Jensen Funeral Home
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