Marian "Meg" Rachel (Buckbee) Alexander, age 102 of Bloomington, MN. Born in Minneapolis, MN on July 4, 1918. Welcomed among the angels on March 23, 2021, our mom Meg is now at home with her dear Gordy, husband for 71 years, her mother and dad, Rachel and Colgate Buckbee, and her grandson and son-in-law, Billie and Bill Currie.
Meg was born and grew up in Minneapolis. She was a graduate of Washburn High School and the University of Minnesota. She met Gordon Alexander in Freshman English and they married soon after graduation. Their life together took many paths through Key West during WW II and Michigan and finally Hamburg, New York when Gordy joined Cargill.
They completed their family with Lynne, Marilee, Kathleen and Gordon, Jr. Eventually settling back in Minneapolis, Meg joined Richfield United Methodist Church where she found an outlet for her love for music, her organizational wizardry, and her gift for bringing people together.
But the story of our mom is less about facts or public achievement and more about the wonderful personal gifts that enriched her life and the lives of her family. This is a Renaissance woman! Her gifts are many: music, which found her singing alto in the Chancel Choir for forty years; writing and research, which emerged as a gift to us all in her book Listen My Children, the culmination of years of genealogical detective work; art classes in sculpture and drawing; and finally words!
She was the ultimate work nerd. She did crossword puzzles all her life and wrote poetry for special family occasions like birthdays and weddings. Her gift for words led her to write a Christmas poem each year starting in 1960 and continuing until 2019. These poems included a couplet or two for each person in the family a nearly 60 year family history in verse!
Meg loved the adventure of a road trip and for years she and Gordy drove to their condo in Naples, FL, by varying routes. Mom always took more than her share of the driving shifts. She continued to drive her SUV until she was 101. Meg also kept up with the technology of the times. She used Quicken on her computer to do household finances and she loved her iPad and iPhone to text with family and play Words With (many!) Friends! Meg spent her last year in Friendship Village Health Care Center. We are grateful for the care that Mom received during the pandemic and especially for the care of the Grace Hospice team who brought her so much comfort.
So here we are, her family who remain and will always love and miss her: children, Lynne Alexander, Marilee and Terry Stevens, Kate Currie, Gordon and Lisa Alexander; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Jennifer (Stevens) and Alex Colvin, (Claire and Phoebe); Mark Stevens, (Jonah and Olivia); Michael and Ashley Stevens, (Gordon and John); Whit and Laura Alexander, (Reagan, Simon, Clara, and Henry); Matt and Pamela Currie, (Amanda and Taylor); Griffin Alexander; Alex and Sarah Currie, (Brennan and Cameron); Blake Alexander; her nieces and nephews; her beloved Kent Oachs; and BFF Jody and David Riegert.
And we all agree we really thought we would have her forever. If so desired, memorials may be directed to Richfield United Methodist Church Chancel Choir or the Minnesota Arboretum. GILL BROTHERS.com BLOOMINGTON, MN 952-888-7771
Published on March 28, 2021 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
Meg was born and grew up in Minneapolis. She was a graduate of Washburn High School and the University of Minnesota. She met Gordon Alexander in Freshman English and they married soon after graduation. Their life together took many paths through Key West during WW II and Michigan and finally Hamburg, New York when Gordy joined Cargill.
They completed their family with Lynne, Marilee, Kathleen and Gordon, Jr. Eventually settling back in Minneapolis, Meg joined Richfield United Methodist Church where she found an outlet for her love for music, her organizational wizardry, and her gift for bringing people together.
But the story of our mom is less about facts or public achievement and more about the wonderful personal gifts that enriched her life and the lives of her family. This is a Renaissance woman! Her gifts are many: music, which found her singing alto in the Chancel Choir for forty years; writing and research, which emerged as a gift to us all in her book Listen My Children, the culmination of years of genealogical detective work; art classes in sculpture and drawing; and finally words!
She was the ultimate work nerd. She did crossword puzzles all her life and wrote poetry for special family occasions like birthdays and weddings. Her gift for words led her to write a Christmas poem each year starting in 1960 and continuing until 2019. These poems included a couplet or two for each person in the family a nearly 60 year family history in verse!
Meg loved the adventure of a road trip and for years she and Gordy drove to their condo in Naples, FL, by varying routes. Mom always took more than her share of the driving shifts. She continued to drive her SUV until she was 101. Meg also kept up with the technology of the times. She used Quicken on her computer to do household finances and she loved her iPad and iPhone to text with family and play Words With (many!) Friends! Meg spent her last year in Friendship Village Health Care Center. We are grateful for the care that Mom received during the pandemic and especially for the care of the Grace Hospice team who brought her so much comfort.
So here we are, her family who remain and will always love and miss her: children, Lynne Alexander, Marilee and Terry Stevens, Kate Currie, Gordon and Lisa Alexander; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Jennifer (Stevens) and Alex Colvin, (Claire and Phoebe); Mark Stevens, (Jonah and Olivia); Michael and Ashley Stevens, (Gordon and John); Whit and Laura Alexander, (Reagan, Simon, Clara, and Henry); Matt and Pamela Currie, (Amanda and Taylor); Griffin Alexander; Alex and Sarah Currie, (Brennan and Cameron); Blake Alexander; her nieces and nephews; her beloved Kent Oachs; and BFF Jody and David Riegert.
And we all agree we really thought we would have her forever. If so desired, memorials may be directed to Richfield United Methodist Church Chancel Choir or the Minnesota Arboretum. GILL BROTHERS.com BLOOMINGTON, MN 952-888-7771
Published on March 28, 2021 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
Marian "Meg" Rachel (Buckbee) Alexander, age 102 of Bloomington, MN. Born in Minneapolis, MN on July 4, 1918. Welcomed among the angels on March 23, 2021, our mom Meg is now at home with her dear Gordy, husband for 71 years, her mother and dad, Rachel and Colgate Buckbee, and her grandson and son-in-law, Billie and Bill Currie.
Meg was born and grew up in Minneapolis. She was a graduate of Washburn High School and the University of Minnesota. She met Gordon Alexander in Freshman English and they married soon after graduation. Their life together took many paths through Key West during WW II and Michigan and finally Hamburg, New York when Gordy joined Cargill.
They completed their family with Lynne, Marilee, Kathleen and Gordon, Jr. Eventually settling back in Minneapolis, Meg joined Richfield United Methodist Church where she found an outlet for her love for music, her organizational wizardry, and her gift for bringing people together.
But the story of our mom is less about facts or public achievement and more about the wonderful personal gifts that enriched her life and the lives of her family. This is a Renaissance woman! Her gifts are many: music, which found her singing alto in the Chancel Choir for forty years; writing and research, which emerged as a gift to us all in her book Listen My Children, the culmination of years of genealogical detective work; art classes in sculpture and drawing; and finally words!
She was the ultimate work nerd. She did crossword puzzles all her life and wrote poetry for special family occasions like birthdays and weddings. Her gift for words led her to write a Christmas poem each year starting in 1960 and continuing until 2019. These poems included a couplet or two for each person in the family a nearly 60 year family history in verse!
Meg loved the adventure of a road trip and for years she and Gordy drove to their condo in Naples, FL, by varying routes. Mom always took more than her share of the driving shifts. She continued to drive her SUV until she was 101. Meg also kept up with the technology of the times. She used Quicken on her computer to do household finances and she loved her iPad and iPhone to text with family and play Words With (many!) Friends! Meg spent her last year in Friendship Village Health Care Center. We are grateful for the care that Mom received during the pandemic and especially for the care of the Grace Hospice team who brought her so much comfort.
So here we are, her family who remain and will always love and miss her: children, Lynne Alexander, Marilee and Terry Stevens, Kate Currie, Gordon and Lisa Alexander; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Jennifer (Stevens) and Alex Colvin, (Claire and Phoebe); Mark Stevens, (Jonah and Olivia); Michael and Ashley Stevens, (Gordon and John); Whit and Laura Alexander, (Reagan, Simon, Clara, and Henry); Matt and Pamela Currie, (Amanda and Taylor); Griffin Alexander; Alex and Sarah Currie, (Brennan and Cameron); Blake Alexander; her nieces and nephews; her beloved Kent Oachs; and BFF Jody and David Riegert.
And we all agree we really thought we would have her forever. If so desired, memorials may be directed to Richfield United Methodist Church Chancel Choir or the Minnesota Arboretum. GILL BROTHERS.com BLOOMINGTON, MN 952-888-7771
Published on March 28, 2021 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
Meg was born and grew up in Minneapolis. She was a graduate of Washburn High School and the University of Minnesota. She met Gordon Alexander in Freshman English and they married soon after graduation. Their life together took many paths through Key West during WW II and Michigan and finally Hamburg, New York when Gordy joined Cargill.
They completed their family with Lynne, Marilee, Kathleen and Gordon, Jr. Eventually settling back in Minneapolis, Meg joined Richfield United Methodist Church where she found an outlet for her love for music, her organizational wizardry, and her gift for bringing people together.
But the story of our mom is less about facts or public achievement and more about the wonderful personal gifts that enriched her life and the lives of her family. This is a Renaissance woman! Her gifts are many: music, which found her singing alto in the Chancel Choir for forty years; writing and research, which emerged as a gift to us all in her book Listen My Children, the culmination of years of genealogical detective work; art classes in sculpture and drawing; and finally words!
She was the ultimate work nerd. She did crossword puzzles all her life and wrote poetry for special family occasions like birthdays and weddings. Her gift for words led her to write a Christmas poem each year starting in 1960 and continuing until 2019. These poems included a couplet or two for each person in the family a nearly 60 year family history in verse!
Meg loved the adventure of a road trip and for years she and Gordy drove to their condo in Naples, FL, by varying routes. Mom always took more than her share of the driving shifts. She continued to drive her SUV until she was 101. Meg also kept up with the technology of the times. She used Quicken on her computer to do household finances and she loved her iPad and iPhone to text with family and play Words With (many!) Friends! Meg spent her last year in Friendship Village Health Care Center. We are grateful for the care that Mom received during the pandemic and especially for the care of the Grace Hospice team who brought her so much comfort.
So here we are, her family who remain and will always love and miss her: children, Lynne Alexander, Marilee and Terry Stevens, Kate Currie, Gordon and Lisa Alexander; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Jennifer (Stevens) and Alex Colvin, (Claire and Phoebe); Mark Stevens, (Jonah and Olivia); Michael and Ashley Stevens, (Gordon and John); Whit and Laura Alexander, (Reagan, Simon, Clara, and Henry); Matt and Pamela Currie, (Amanda and Taylor); Griffin Alexander; Alex and Sarah Currie, (Brennan and Cameron); Blake Alexander; her nieces and nephews; her beloved Kent Oachs; and BFF Jody and David Riegert.
And we all agree we really thought we would have her forever. If so desired, memorials may be directed to Richfield United Methodist Church Chancel Choir or the Minnesota Arboretum. GILL BROTHERS.com BLOOMINGTON, MN 952-888-7771
Published on March 28, 2021 in the Minneapolis StarTribune.
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