Vaage, Margaret Marlene 1934 - 2023

VAAGE, BAKER, JOHNSON, ROSE, GERHARDT, SAUER, HARRISON, PITKIN

Posted By: Gayle P. Snow (email)
Date: 5/6/2023 at 13:21:17

Mason City Globe Gazette; 12 February 2023

Margaret Marlene (Baker) Vaage, 88, of Clear Lake, IA, passed away on Tuesday February 7, 2023 at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, IA.

A Funeral Service will be held on 10:30 am Friday February 10, 2023 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave N, Clear Lake, IA, with Pastor Sylvester Holima and Randy Vaage officiating. Burial will be held in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 9:30am to 10:30am on Friday February 10, 2023 prior to the Funeral Service at the Clear United Methodist Church.

Margaret was born on April 25, 1934, the daughter of Jeremy and Carrie (Johnson) Baker of Ventura, IA. She was a graduate of Ventura High School . On August 31, 1952, married Orvin Vaage in Ventura, IA. Together the couple had two children, Shelly and Randy. Margaret spent over 50 years working as a cashier at many grocery stores, mainly Econofoods.

She was a member of TOPS and a member of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church for over 50 years. In her free time she enjoyed playing cards, bird watching, admiring flowers, as well as cooking and baking. Her love for her family and great sense of humor was always present in every area of her life.

She will be dearly missed by her family; son, Randy (Linda) Vaage; son-law, Darvin Rose (Judy); brother, Robert Baker; grandchildren, Carrie (Scott) Gerhardt, Angie Rose, Jenni (Matt) Sauer, Michele (Chad) Harrison, Jeff (Jeslynne) Vaage; great grandchildren, Hunter, Jaxson and Carly Gerhardt, Makenna, Emma and Lila Sauer, Kylie, Faith, Brayden and Addie Harrison, Jamison and Chandler Vaage.

Margaret is preceded in death by her husband, Orvin; her daughter, Shelly Rose; her parents brother, Donald and Loren Baker and her sister, Dorothy Pitkin all from Clear Lake; as well as her parents in-law.