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by Cheryl Behrend
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by S Hemingway
Margaret Bergstrom, 79, of New Ulm, died Monday morning, Dec. 23, 2002 at the Lafayette Good Samaritan Assisted Living Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at First United Methodist Church in New Ulm. Schmucker Funeral Service of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.
Margaret Curtis, the daughter of Lee and Lena (Hayes) Curtis, was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Winchester, Ill. The family lived in many areas due to her father's work. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Fresno, Calif., in 1940, Margaret attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Arno W. Bergstrom on Nov. 18, 1950 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home on the family farm in Brighton Township, Nicollet County, for many years and wintered in Mission, Texas, since 1978. Her husband died in 1992. She was a former member of Brighton Methodist Church and more recently attended St. Mark's Methodist Church in McAllen, Texas. She was a past leader and project leader of the Bernadotte 4-H Club; den mother of Lafayette Cub Pack 2, Den 2 and was active helping with Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 2. She served 13 years as board member of Minnesota Valley Action Council as well as several other state and local civic organizations. She and her husband were employed by the Minnesota State Fair for many years. Margaret was also a volunteer for the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce in recent years.
Survivors include her children, Diana Bergstrom of St. Paul, Arno Bergstrom and his wife Linda of Gig Harbor, Wash., Clarice Poncin and her husband Steve of Hastings, Peggy Pierson and her husband Roger of New Ulm, Ted Bergstrom and his wife Barb of New Ulm, Betsy White of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Wanda Gieseke of Lafayette; and her dog, Molly.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Samantha Pierson.
by Cheryl Behrend
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by S Hemingway
Margaret Bergstrom, 79, of New Ulm, died Monday morning, Dec. 23, 2002 at the Lafayette Good Samaritan Assisted Living Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at First United Methodist Church in New Ulm. Schmucker Funeral Service of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.
Margaret Curtis, the daughter of Lee and Lena (Hayes) Curtis, was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Winchester, Ill. The family lived in many areas due to her father's work. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Fresno, Calif., in 1940, Margaret attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Arno W. Bergstrom on Nov. 18, 1950 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home on the family farm in Brighton Township, Nicollet County, for many years and wintered in Mission, Texas, since 1978. Her husband died in 1992. She was a former member of Brighton Methodist Church and more recently attended St. Mark's Methodist Church in McAllen, Texas. She was a past leader and project leader of the Bernadotte 4-H Club; den mother of Lafayette Cub Pack 2, Den 2 and was active helping with Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 2. She served 13 years as board member of Minnesota Valley Action Council as well as several other state and local civic organizations. She and her husband were employed by the Minnesota State Fair for many years. Margaret was also a volunteer for the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce in recent years.
Survivors include her children, Diana Bergstrom of St. Paul, Arno Bergstrom and his wife Linda of Gig Harbor, Wash., Clarice Poncin and her husband Steve of Hastings, Peggy Pierson and her husband Roger of New Ulm, Ted Bergstrom and his wife Barb of New Ulm, Betsy White of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Wanda Gieseke of Lafayette; and her dog, Molly.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Samantha Pierson.
Additional information provided
by Cheryl Behrend
Additional information provided by BJK
Additional information provided
by S Hemingway
Margaret Bergstrom, 79, of New Ulm, died Monday morning, Dec. 23, 2002 at the Lafayette Good Samaritan Assisted Living Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at First United Methodist Church in New Ulm. Schmucker Funeral Service of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.
Margaret Curtis, the daughter of Lee and Lena (Hayes) Curtis, was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Winchester, Ill. The family lived in many areas due to her father's work. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Fresno, Calif., in 1940, Margaret attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Arno W. Bergstrom on Nov. 18, 1950 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home on the family farm in Brighton Township, Nicollet County, for many years and wintered in Mission, Texas, since 1978. Her husband died in 1992. She was a former member of Brighton Methodist Church and more recently attended St. Mark's Methodist Church in McAllen, Texas. She was a past leader and project leader of the Bernadotte 4-H Club; den mother of Lafayette Cub Pack 2, Den 2 and was active helping with Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 2. She served 13 years as board member of Minnesota Valley Action Council as well as several other state and local civic organizations. She and her husband were employed by the Minnesota State Fair for many years. Margaret was also a volunteer for the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce in recent years.
Survivors include her children, Diana Bergstrom of St. Paul, Arno Bergstrom and his wife Linda of Gig Harbor, Wash., Clarice Poncin and her husband Steve of Hastings, Peggy Pierson and her husband Roger of New Ulm, Ted Bergstrom and his wife Barb of New Ulm, Betsy White of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Wanda Gieseke of Lafayette; and her dog, Molly.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Samantha Pierson.
by Cheryl Behrend
Additional information provided by BJK
Additional information provided
by S Hemingway
Margaret Bergstrom, 79, of New Ulm, died Monday morning, Dec. 23, 2002 at the Lafayette Good Samaritan Assisted Living Center.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at First United Methodist Church in New Ulm. Schmucker Funeral Service of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.
Margaret Curtis, the daughter of Lee and Lena (Hayes) Curtis, was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Winchester, Ill. The family lived in many areas due to her father's work. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Fresno, Calif., in 1940, Margaret attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Arno W. Bergstrom on Nov. 18, 1950 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City, Iowa. They made their home on the family farm in Brighton Township, Nicollet County, for many years and wintered in Mission, Texas, since 1978. Her husband died in 1992. She was a former member of Brighton Methodist Church and more recently attended St. Mark's Methodist Church in McAllen, Texas. She was a past leader and project leader of the Bernadotte 4-H Club; den mother of Lafayette Cub Pack 2, Den 2 and was active helping with Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 2. She served 13 years as board member of Minnesota Valley Action Council as well as several other state and local civic organizations. She and her husband were employed by the Minnesota State Fair for many years. Margaret was also a volunteer for the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce in recent years.
Survivors include her children, Diana Bergstrom of St. Paul, Arno Bergstrom and his wife Linda of Gig Harbor, Wash., Clarice Poncin and her husband Steve of Hastings, Peggy Pierson and her husband Roger of New Ulm, Ted Bergstrom and his wife Barb of New Ulm, Betsy White of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Wanda Gieseke of Lafayette; and her dog, Molly.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Samantha Pierson.
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