Williamson, Margaret Mary (Mahlberg) Melby (1932 - 2019)

WILLIAMSON, MAHLBERG, MELBY, ALLEN, BEEDLE, SCHULTE, ORR

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/4/2019 at 12:39:38

Name of deceased: Margaret Mary Melby Williamson (nee Mahlberg)

Aged: 87 yrs, 2 mo, 25 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 19, 1932; near Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: Oct. 14, 2019; Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, October 18, 2019; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Woodbine, IA

Survived by: Son, Mike (spouse, Nancy) Melby of Soldier, IA; grandsons, Bret (spouse, Michelle) Melby of Ames, IA, and Jason (spouse, Amber) Melby of New Ulm, MN; step-grandson, Kyle (spouse, Courtney) Allen of Westminster, CO; step-granddaughter, Kelli (spouse, Chris) Beedle of Soldier, IA; great-grandchildren, Haley, Grace, and Ethan Melby of Ames, IA, and Reece, Riley, and Rhett Melby of New Ul, MN; step-great-grandchildren, Addyson Allen of Westminster, CO, and Morgan, Aaron, and Kate Beedle of Soldier, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John and Mary Mahlberg; siblings, Mildred Schulte, Evelyn Orr, and John Mahlberg

Education: Attended school in Panama, IA through Grade 8

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Dale Melby; 1952; location not provided (2) Richard Williamson; date and location not provided

Employment: At age 14, she entered the workforce as a nanny for a local family. Over her lifetime, she worked as variety of jobs, including as a candy store clerk, a hostess, a motel manager, a bartender, a flower shop proprietor, and years as a waitress, among other jobs.

Hobbies/Interests: Margaret enjoyed life in simple things: a trip to the library, a new recipe, an annual trip to the horse races, holiday family gatherings, afternoon coffee and conversation with close friends, but she especially loved her grandchildren and then her great-grandchildren.

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com