| Birth: | Oct. 3, 1917 Iona Murray County Minnesota, USA | | Death: | Mar. 21, 2010 Pipestone Pipestone County Minnesota, USA |  Margaret Biegler, 92, Lake Wilson, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 23 from 4-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Lake Wilson, with Fr. Patrick Arens officiating. Pallbearers will be James Lingen, Bryan Biegler, Rick Martens, Ann Biegler, Terry Lingen Jr. and Josh Dierks. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery, Lake Wilson.
Margaret Eva was born on Oct. 3, 1917 on the farm near Iona, to Joseph and Marguerite Dominicy Fischer. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from St. Columbia High School in 1934. She then attended Normal Teacher Training in Windom. She taught in various country schools for 13 years. She married Sylvester Biegler on Feb. 12, 1938 at St. Columba Church in Iona. Following their marriage they farmed near Iona for several years. In 1944 they moved to a farm near Lake Wilson. In 1957 they moved to Lake Wilson. Margaret later attended Mankato State College and received a B.A. degree. She taught at the Lake Wilson Elementary School for 25 years retiring in 1981.
Sylvester passed away on March 23, 1983. Margaret remained in her home until 2006 when she moved to Lindenwood Assisted Living in Slayton. On March 9, 2010 she became a resident of Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. She was a member of the Minnesota Education Association, Lake Wilson Study Club and the Lake Wilson Senior Citizens. She was a RSP volunteer for over 20 years. She is survived by her four children: Joseph "Buddy" (Louise) Biegler, Lake Wilson; Mary Ann Martens, Slayton; Ronald (Betty) Biegler, Lake Wilson and Sylvia Lingen, Hamel; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvester; one grandson, Michael Biegler; two sons-in-law, Richard Martens and Terry Lingen; three brothers, Nicholas, Joseph Jr. and Alphonse Fischer and two sisters, Anna Watry and Bertha Wacha.
(Totzke)
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Hillside Cemetery
Lake Wilson Murray County Minnesota, USA | Created by: Paul Everett Record added: Mar 23, 2010
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