Margaret Maye Broadhurst was born June 26, 1918 in St. Charles, Gregory County, South Dakota to Arnold R. and Winnie Lenora (DuVall) Lappen on the 13th birthday of her brother, Bud. As it was his birthday, he was given the privilege of naming his new sister, and chose Marguerite; however, their parents overruled him with Margaret, as it was more commonplace. Bud chose Margaret's middle name, as well, adding an 'e' on the end to make it more unique. Margaret's father was a first-generation Dutch-American born in this country that provided her with an ancestry to which she accredited her staunch stubbornness. She was the youngest of 7 children by seven years, so that her upbringing was nearly as an only child who was showered with attention from family, including her brothers, nicknaming her 'Muggins.' Margaret's earliest years included a lot of interaction with the Ougala Sioux, as her father worked as a carpenter for the reservation. When she was four, 'Cyclone Charlie' leveled her hometown; and her family lost everything, but endured and rebuilt. Because of the cyclone, no photos of Margaret exist before age 4 - all that was found of her belongings was a tattered dress about a mile away.
Margaret attended St. Charles High School, where she played as a forward on the ladies' basketball team, nicknamed the 'St. Charles Heavyweights.' Her love of basketball became a life-long interest, including a fondness for the Portland Trailblazers. She would maintain handwritten notepads with scoring information for all basketball games that she listened to or watched. Margaret graduated from high school in 1936. Soon after, the remaining family in South Dakota sold everything to follow other relatives to Oregon. Traveling during the Great Depression, they carried only their most treasured heirlooms, towed in a trailer made of a half a Model-T Ford.
Over the winter of 1936-37, Margaret and her parents stayed around Roseberry, Idaho with her Aunt Bessie and Uncle Pete Lappens (her uncle spelled the surname with an 's' - an issue of a longstanding family feud). By late 1937, the Lappen family had settled in Springwater, Oregon, where Margaret soon met Arnold Clark Broadhurst at the Springwater Grange during a social gathering. After dating for some time, traveling about in a 1930 Chevrolet, Arne and Margaret married on January 10, 1942 in Portland, living for a time in Milwaukie and, later, in Boring, where they had built a home.
In the 1940s, Margaret worked for Fred Meyer and Willamette Iron Works in Portland. During this time the couple had their only only child, a son, Bill. In October 1949, after the death of Arne's father, Arne and Margaret took over the Braodhurst family property, nicknamed 'The Ranch,' outside of Estacada. In 1954, Arne built a new ranch-style home on their farm, where the samll family proceeded to make a living for the next 15 years or so, logging and cattling ranching. At times in the 1950s, Arne was ill, and Margaret had to act as a primary coordinator of the farming activities. On the ranch, Margaret developed her interest in collecting miniature oil lamps and joined Arne in his hobby of participating in vintage, turn-of-the-century auto restoration and show; hobbies she continued actively in until the 1970s through "The Silver T Club."
In 1964, business interests and the need to live close to her aging mother resulted in the Broadhurst family moving to Salem. Two places Margaret loved to be were her vacation properties in the woods near Butte Creek in Clackamas County and at the coast in Pacific City; she loved just being near the beach, in general. In 1971, her son, Bill, married Lyn; beginning a strong, enduring friendship between mother and daughter-in-law that lasted the remainder of Margaret's life. Lyn gave Margaret two grandchildren to love and adore. From their addition into the family, Lyn and the grandchildren became the focus of Margaret's life.
In addition to lamp collecting and basketball, Margaret also enjoyed bingo; jewelry; flower gardening, growing her tomatoes, fuchsias, petunias, nasturtiums, marigolds, and geraniums; and a strong affinity for eating out at her favorite restaurants, the old VIP's, Fred Meyer Eve's Buffet, King's Table, Chalet, Shari's, and the original Rock'n Rogers, to name a few. Margaret was well-known for her stubbornness and strong, oftentimes abraisive, demeanor. Her focus in the later years of her life never expanded much past being a homemaker that centered on her immediate family. She lived 89 years and one day, passing the day after her birthday - a small celebration was held the evening before with her closest family at Sherwood Park Nursing Home in Keizer, where she had made her home for the last three and a half years.
Margaret was preceded in death by her sister, Alice, as a baby in 1908 ten years before Margaret's birth; her brother, Jim in 1930; her father in 1950; her mother in 1975; brother, Bud in 1981; her husband, Arne in 1982; and brothers Babe in 1986, Jake in 1987, and Frank in 1988. She was survived by her son, Bill; daughter-in-law, Andrea; first daughter-in-law, Lyn; grandson, Brian; and granddaughter Melinda.
Margarget and her presence will be deeply missed, never to be forgotten, by her immediate family and those she touched with her bright blue eyes, chuckling laugh, and unexpected and silly humor. Grandma, we will always love youa whole, whole bunch!
Updated 01/12/13 - Written and maintained by Find-a-Grave Contributor #41712388
Margaret attended St. Charles High School, where she played as a forward on the ladies' basketball team, nicknamed the 'St. Charles Heavyweights.' Her love of basketball became a life-long interest, including a fondness for the Portland Trailblazers. She would maintain handwritten notepads with scoring information for all basketball games that she listened to or watched. Margaret graduated from high school in 1936. Soon after, the remaining family in South Dakota sold everything to follow other relatives to Oregon. Traveling during the Great Depression, they carried only their most treasured heirlooms, towed in a trailer made of a half a Model-T Ford.
Over the winter of 1936-37, Margaret and her parents stayed around Roseberry, Idaho with her Aunt Bessie and Uncle Pete Lappens (her uncle spelled the surname with an 's' - an issue of a longstanding family feud). By late 1937, the Lappen family had settled in Springwater, Oregon, where Margaret soon met Arnold Clark Broadhurst at the Springwater Grange during a social gathering. After dating for some time, traveling about in a 1930 Chevrolet, Arne and Margaret married on January 10, 1942 in Portland, living for a time in Milwaukie and, later, in Boring, where they had built a home.
In the 1940s, Margaret worked for Fred Meyer and Willamette Iron Works in Portland. During this time the couple had their only only child, a son, Bill. In October 1949, after the death of Arne's father, Arne and Margaret took over the Braodhurst family property, nicknamed 'The Ranch,' outside of Estacada. In 1954, Arne built a new ranch-style home on their farm, where the samll family proceeded to make a living for the next 15 years or so, logging and cattling ranching. At times in the 1950s, Arne was ill, and Margaret had to act as a primary coordinator of the farming activities. On the ranch, Margaret developed her interest in collecting miniature oil lamps and joined Arne in his hobby of participating in vintage, turn-of-the-century auto restoration and show; hobbies she continued actively in until the 1970s through "The Silver T Club."
In 1964, business interests and the need to live close to her aging mother resulted in the Broadhurst family moving to Salem. Two places Margaret loved to be were her vacation properties in the woods near Butte Creek in Clackamas County and at the coast in Pacific City; she loved just being near the beach, in general. In 1971, her son, Bill, married Lyn; beginning a strong, enduring friendship between mother and daughter-in-law that lasted the remainder of Margaret's life. Lyn gave Margaret two grandchildren to love and adore. From their addition into the family, Lyn and the grandchildren became the focus of Margaret's life.
In addition to lamp collecting and basketball, Margaret also enjoyed bingo; jewelry; flower gardening, growing her tomatoes, fuchsias, petunias, nasturtiums, marigolds, and geraniums; and a strong affinity for eating out at her favorite restaurants, the old VIP's, Fred Meyer Eve's Buffet, King's Table, Chalet, Shari's, and the original Rock'n Rogers, to name a few. Margaret was well-known for her stubbornness and strong, oftentimes abraisive, demeanor. Her focus in the later years of her life never expanded much past being a homemaker that centered on her immediate family. She lived 89 years and one day, passing the day after her birthday - a small celebration was held the evening before with her closest family at Sherwood Park Nursing Home in Keizer, where she had made her home for the last three and a half years.
Margaret was preceded in death by her sister, Alice, as a baby in 1908 ten years before Margaret's birth; her brother, Jim in 1930; her father in 1950; her mother in 1975; brother, Bud in 1981; her husband, Arne in 1982; and brothers Babe in 1986, Jake in 1987, and Frank in 1988. She was survived by her son, Bill; daughter-in-law, Andrea; first daughter-in-law, Lyn; grandson, Brian; and granddaughter Melinda.
Margarget and her presence will be deeply missed, never to be forgotten, by her immediate family and those she touched with her bright blue eyes, chuckling laugh, and unexpected and silly humor. Grandma, we will always love youa whole, whole bunch!
Updated 01/12/13 - Written and maintained by Find-a-Grave Contributor #41712388
Margaret Maye Broadhurst was born June 26, 1918 in St. Charles, Gregory County, South Dakota to Arnold R. and Winnie Lenora (DuVall) Lappen on the 13th birthday of her brother, Bud. As it was his birthday, he was given the privilege of naming his new sister, and chose Marguerite; however, their parents overruled him with Margaret, as it was more commonplace. Bud chose Margaret's middle name, as well, adding an 'e' on the end to make it more unique. Margaret's father was a first-generation Dutch-American born in this country that provided her with an ancestry to which she accredited her staunch stubbornness. She was the youngest of 7 children by seven years, so that her upbringing was nearly as an only child who was showered with attention from family, including her brothers, nicknaming her 'Muggins.' Margaret's earliest years included a lot of interaction with the Ougala Sioux, as her father worked as a carpenter for the reservation. When she was four, 'Cyclone Charlie' leveled her hometown; and her family lost everything, but endured and rebuilt. Because of the cyclone, no photos of Margaret exist before age 4 - all that was found of her belongings was a tattered dress about a mile away.
Margaret attended St. Charles High School, where she played as a forward on the ladies' basketball team, nicknamed the 'St. Charles Heavyweights.' Her love of basketball became a life-long interest, including a fondness for the Portland Trailblazers. She would maintain handwritten notepads with scoring information for all basketball games that she listened to or watched. Margaret graduated from high school in 1936. Soon after, the remaining family in South Dakota sold everything to follow other relatives to Oregon. Traveling during the Great Depression, they carried only their most treasured heirlooms, towed in a trailer made of a half a Model-T Ford.
Over the winter of 1936-37, Margaret and her parents stayed around Roseberry, Idaho with her Aunt Bessie and Uncle Pete Lappens (her uncle spelled the surname with an 's' - an issue of a longstanding family feud). By late 1937, the Lappen family had settled in Springwater, Oregon, where Margaret soon met Arnold Clark Broadhurst at the Springwater Grange during a social gathering. After dating for some time, traveling about in a 1930 Chevrolet, Arne and Margaret married on January 10, 1942 in Portland, living for a time in Milwaukie and, later, in Boring, where they had built a home.
In the 1940s, Margaret worked for Fred Meyer and Willamette Iron Works in Portland. During this time the couple had their only only child, a son, Bill. In October 1949, after the death of Arne's father, Arne and Margaret took over the Braodhurst family property, nicknamed 'The Ranch,' outside of Estacada. In 1954, Arne built a new ranch-style home on their farm, where the samll family proceeded to make a living for the next 15 years or so, logging and cattling ranching. At times in the 1950s, Arne was ill, and Margaret had to act as a primary coordinator of the farming activities. On the ranch, Margaret developed her interest in collecting miniature oil lamps and joined Arne in his hobby of participating in vintage, turn-of-the-century auto restoration and show; hobbies she continued actively in until the 1970s through "The Silver T Club."
In 1964, business interests and the need to live close to her aging mother resulted in the Broadhurst family moving to Salem. Two places Margaret loved to be were her vacation properties in the woods near Butte Creek in Clackamas County and at the coast in Pacific City; she loved just being near the beach, in general. In 1971, her son, Bill, married Lyn; beginning a strong, enduring friendship between mother and daughter-in-law that lasted the remainder of Margaret's life. Lyn gave Margaret two grandchildren to love and adore. From their addition into the family, Lyn and the grandchildren became the focus of Margaret's life.
In addition to lamp collecting and basketball, Margaret also enjoyed bingo; jewelry; flower gardening, growing her tomatoes, fuchsias, petunias, nasturtiums, marigolds, and geraniums; and a strong affinity for eating out at her favorite restaurants, the old VIP's, Fred Meyer Eve's Buffet, King's Table, Chalet, Shari's, and the original Rock'n Rogers, to name a few. Margaret was well-known for her stubbornness and strong, oftentimes abraisive, demeanor. Her focus in the later years of her life never expanded much past being a homemaker that centered on her immediate family. She lived 89 years and one day, passing the day after her birthday - a small celebration was held the evening before with her closest family at Sherwood Park Nursing Home in Keizer, where she had made her home for the last three and a half years.
Margaret was preceded in death by her sister, Alice, as a baby in 1908 ten years before Margaret's birth; her brother, Jim in 1930; her father in 1950; her mother in 1975; brother, Bud in 1981; her husband, Arne in 1982; and brothers Babe in 1986, Jake in 1987, and Frank in 1988. She was survived by her son, Bill; daughter-in-law, Andrea; first daughter-in-law, Lyn; grandson, Brian; and granddaughter Melinda.
Margarget and her presence will be deeply missed, never to be forgotten, by her immediate family and those she touched with her bright blue eyes, chuckling laugh, and unexpected and silly humor. Grandma, we will always love youa whole, whole bunch!
Updated 01/12/13 - Written and maintained by Find-a-Grave Contributor #41712388
Margaret attended St. Charles High School, where she played as a forward on the ladies' basketball team, nicknamed the 'St. Charles Heavyweights.' Her love of basketball became a life-long interest, including a fondness for the Portland Trailblazers. She would maintain handwritten notepads with scoring information for all basketball games that she listened to or watched. Margaret graduated from high school in 1936. Soon after, the remaining family in South Dakota sold everything to follow other relatives to Oregon. Traveling during the Great Depression, they carried only their most treasured heirlooms, towed in a trailer made of a half a Model-T Ford.
Over the winter of 1936-37, Margaret and her parents stayed around Roseberry, Idaho with her Aunt Bessie and Uncle Pete Lappens (her uncle spelled the surname with an 's' - an issue of a longstanding family feud). By late 1937, the Lappen family had settled in Springwater, Oregon, where Margaret soon met Arnold Clark Broadhurst at the Springwater Grange during a social gathering. After dating for some time, traveling about in a 1930 Chevrolet, Arne and Margaret married on January 10, 1942 in Portland, living for a time in Milwaukie and, later, in Boring, where they had built a home.
In the 1940s, Margaret worked for Fred Meyer and Willamette Iron Works in Portland. During this time the couple had their only only child, a son, Bill. In October 1949, after the death of Arne's father, Arne and Margaret took over the Braodhurst family property, nicknamed 'The Ranch,' outside of Estacada. In 1954, Arne built a new ranch-style home on their farm, where the samll family proceeded to make a living for the next 15 years or so, logging and cattling ranching. At times in the 1950s, Arne was ill, and Margaret had to act as a primary coordinator of the farming activities. On the ranch, Margaret developed her interest in collecting miniature oil lamps and joined Arne in his hobby of participating in vintage, turn-of-the-century auto restoration and show; hobbies she continued actively in until the 1970s through "The Silver T Club."
In 1964, business interests and the need to live close to her aging mother resulted in the Broadhurst family moving to Salem. Two places Margaret loved to be were her vacation properties in the woods near Butte Creek in Clackamas County and at the coast in Pacific City; she loved just being near the beach, in general. In 1971, her son, Bill, married Lyn; beginning a strong, enduring friendship between mother and daughter-in-law that lasted the remainder of Margaret's life. Lyn gave Margaret two grandchildren to love and adore. From their addition into the family, Lyn and the grandchildren became the focus of Margaret's life.
In addition to lamp collecting and basketball, Margaret also enjoyed bingo; jewelry; flower gardening, growing her tomatoes, fuchsias, petunias, nasturtiums, marigolds, and geraniums; and a strong affinity for eating out at her favorite restaurants, the old VIP's, Fred Meyer Eve's Buffet, King's Table, Chalet, Shari's, and the original Rock'n Rogers, to name a few. Margaret was well-known for her stubbornness and strong, oftentimes abraisive, demeanor. Her focus in the later years of her life never expanded much past being a homemaker that centered on her immediate family. She lived 89 years and one day, passing the day after her birthday - a small celebration was held the evening before with her closest family at Sherwood Park Nursing Home in Keizer, where she had made her home for the last three and a half years.
Margaret was preceded in death by her sister, Alice, as a baby in 1908 ten years before Margaret's birth; her brother, Jim in 1930; her father in 1950; her mother in 1975; brother, Bud in 1981; her husband, Arne in 1982; and brothers Babe in 1986, Jake in 1987, and Frank in 1988. She was survived by her son, Bill; daughter-in-law, Andrea; first daughter-in-law, Lyn; grandson, Brian; and granddaughter Melinda.
Margarget and her presence will be deeply missed, never to be forgotten, by her immediate family and those she touched with her bright blue eyes, chuckling laugh, and unexpected and silly humor. Grandma, we will always love youa whole, whole bunch!
Updated 01/12/13 - Written and maintained by Find-a-Grave Contributor #41712388
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