Margaret Caroline Ringler, 17 Feb 1920 - 22 Sept 2016

RINGLER, BURRY, MURTHA, RICHARDSON, BELDEN, ROBERTS, STEVENS, RUSSELL, MAULE, DECOSTER, CLARK, FRESHOUR

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 10/26/2016 at 14:33:03

Margaret C. Ringler, age 96, of Rock Island, Illinois and formerly of Victor, died on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at St. Anthony's Nursing Home in Rock Island.

Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Victor with Fr. Ron Hodges presiding. Pallbearers are Justin Belden, Levi Stevens, Johnny DeSmet, Jim DeSmet, Bill Van Waus, and Dave York. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Victor.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor and her family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday evening.

Memorials may be designated to St. Bridget Catholic Church and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347. Condolences may be provided the family online at www.smithfh.com.

Margaret Caroline Burry was born the daughter of August Lawrence Burry and Mary Alice (Murtha) Burry on the family farm home on February 17, 1920, near Victor, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm and attended St. John's Catholic School in Victor. Her First Communion class was the first to receive communion at the newly built, St. Bridget Catholic Church.

She was united in marriage to Richard Dwight Ringler on July 2, 1938, at the St. Bridget Catholic Church rectory in Victor. The couple lived in Victor and Marengo, Iowa, respectively and were blessed with three children: Pamela, Cheryl and Rick.

Margaret's faith and family were her life. In her faith, she prayed the rosary each day. Her love of her family was strong and she taught them how to love, respect and care for one another. Her enjoyments included gardening and traveling. Her most memorable trips were to the Bahamas, Germany, France, and England. She had traveled to 48 of the 50 states in her lifetime.

Margaret is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Jim) Richardson of Rock Island, Illinois; son, Rick (Michelle) Ringler of Ely, Iowa; 8 grandchildren, Darlene (Daniel) Belden of Marengo, Iowa, Laura Roberts of Coralville, Iowa, Darrel (Jill) Stevens of Victor, Matthew Richardson of Quincy, Massachusetts, Jeremy (Jolene) Richardson of Orion, Illinois, Jessica (Tyler) Russell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jen (Todd) Maule of Cedar Rapids, and Jason Ringler of Cedar Rapids; 11 great grandchildren, Justin Belden, Ashley (Jacob Clark) Belden, Chad (Chloe) Roberts, Levi Stevens, Kyle (Jessy) DeCoster, Matthew and Nolan Richardon, Cody, Max and Isabella Maule, Shay and Brycen Ringler; 5 great great grandchildren, Cohen, Callan & Crayton, Dakota and Nyxton Clark; and her sister, Teresa Freshour of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard Ringler; daughter, Pamela Stevens; two grandchildren, Dale and Mark Stevens; and siblings, James, Louis and Bernard Burry.

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