Margaret (Williams) Roach (2010)

ROACH, WILLIAMS, KINSEY, ABRAHAMS, TIBBETTS, MCGLONE, CESSNA

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 11/18/2010 at 16:16:22

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
November 17, 2010

MARGARET W. ROACH, Winterset

Margaret Williams Roach was born on April 21, 1917, in Madrid, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Alma (Kinsey) Williams. A few years later, they moved to Madison County, where she has since lived. Margaret attended the Winterset school system and graduated from Winterset High School in 1934. She then attended A.I.B. in Des Moines.

On February 9, 1937, Margaret married Martin Roach, Jr. at St. Patrick’s Irish Settlement Catholic Church. They made their home in the Irish Settlement area on the farm the Martin’s great-grandparents had homesteaded. To this union were born three children, Margaret (Peggy) Martina Roach, Martin Michael Roach and William Joseph Roach. Margaret was a farm homemaker and a mother. She enjoyed the outdoors, driving tractors and helping with outside farm work. Due to Martins’ failing health, they moved to Winterset in 1960. Margaret was then employed in the law office of Jno. N. Hartley as secretary. In 1971 Martin, beloved husband and father, died.

In 1975, Margaret married George Abrahams. After his retirement, they enjoyed winters in Tucson, Ariz. Staying in an RV Park, they took part in the park activities and playing golf. George died in 1992.

During her lifetime, Margaret was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Altar Society, Thursday Guild, American Legion Auxiliary and was a charter and active member of the Lakeview Country Club. She enjoyed bowling, golf and bridge games with her women friends in later years.

Margaret is survived by her three children – Peggy Tibbetts and husband Roy of Des Moines, Mike Roach of Blackwood, NJ, and Bill Roach and wife Shirley of Winterset; grandchildren – Terri Tibbetts, Michele Rhoads, Bill Tibbetts, Elena McGlone, Leslie Roach, Martin Roach, Mark Roach and Joe Roach; ten great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Alma Williams; husbands, Martin Roach and George Abrahams; brother, William F. Williams; sister, Yvonne “Bing” Cessna; and grandsons, Rick Tibbetts and Kevin Roach.

On Nov. 13, 2010, Margaret passed from this life at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, Nov. 16, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winterset with Father Chris Hartshorn officiating. Burial was in the St. Patrick’s Irish Settlement Catholic Church Cemetery in Madison County.

Memorials will be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church and Middle River Hospice. Services were conducted by McCalley-Collins Funeral Home.

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