SUNNES, Margaret Ann Blanche (Wilson) 1932-2014
SUNNES, WILSON, JUBER
Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 11/18/2014 at 12:44:59
LEROY, MINNESOTA - Funeral services for Margaret Sunnes will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2014, at the LeRoy Lutheran Church in LeRoy, with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2014, at Mount Olive Cemetery in Randall, Iowa.
Visitation will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the Hindt Funeral Home in LeRoy, Minnesota, and one hour prior to the service at church.
Margaret Sunnes, age 82, of Riceville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Margaret Ann Blanche Wilson was born to Everett and Lennie Bell (Juber) Wilson on March 15, 1932, in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended school until the 8th grade. On December 19, 1949, Margaret was united in marriage to Sterling Sunnes in Des Moines. Margaret and Sterling first made their home in Story City, Iowa, until 1963 when they moved to Ionia, Iowa.
In March of 1968, they moved to a farm near LeRoy, Minnesota, and lived there until moving to Leonard, Texas, in 1981. From there they moved back to their farm near LeRoy in 1984 until finally moving to Riceville, Iowa, where she recently resided.
Margaret was a hardworking farm wife, always helping milk the cows and making sure the pump house was spot clean. She enjoyed quilting, cooking and baking, embroidery, word search puzzles, playing Rummikub by her own rules, and spending time with her granddaughters. Margaret was a member of the Growing Oaks Ladies Club, Live and Learn, and the LeRoy Lutheran Church.
Margaret is survived by her children, Malinda (Ronnie) Whisenhunt and Gary (Janelle) Sunnes, both of Riceville, Iowa; five granddaughters: Mindy Jo, Dana, Joanna, Dianna, and Hannah; and one great-granddaughter, Kaylee. She is also survived by three sisters-in-law; Gladys, Grace and Lillian.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Lennie Bell, husband, Sterling, 10 siblings, and her in-laws.
Condolences may be left online at www.hindtfuneralhomes.com .
Source: Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette website, 18 NOV 2014
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