Margaret Eloise Buck

1920 - 1992  (72 years)

• Name	Margaret Eloise Buck  [1]
  Birth	1 Oct 1920	Eldora, Hardin Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Christening	Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	NORA SPRINGS [IOWA] -- Margaret Eloise Meehan, 72, of Nora Springs, died Sunday (Nov. 29, 1992) at her home in Nora Springs. Private family inurnment services will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City with the Rev. Richard Pippert of United Methodist Church, Nora Springs, officiating. Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye St., Nora Springs, is in charge of arrangements. Margaret Eloise Meehan was born on Oct. 1, 1920, in Eldora, the daughter of William Henry and Lillian Edith (Rafferty) Buck. She was baptized in the Methodist Church in Mason City and received her elementary education in the Eldora School system, graduating from Mason City High School in 1938. After completing her formal education, she was united in marriage to Laurence Kiger in 1938 in Mason City. Mr. Kiger preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 1985. After her marriage, she worked for Lions Cleaners and the Mason City Laundry as pressor operator. She was united in marriage to Arley Meehan on Nov. 9, 1963 in Mason City. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, gardening and fishing. Margaret will be best remembered by family and friends as a very unselfish person who gave of herself freely. Survivors include her husband, Arley Meehan of Mason City; two daughters, Margaret Shanks, Nora Springs, and Jeanette and her husband, James Bruhn, Davenport; one son, Laurence and his wife, Gloria Kiger, Kahoka, Mo.; two brothers, Bill and his wife, Mary Buck, Riceville, [Ia], and Ray and his wife, Mary Buck, Portland, [state?]; three sisters, Daisy and her husband, Clifford Brown, Griffith, Ind., Eva Wehrman, Kansas City, Mo., and Ruth and her husband, Roy Smith, Mason City; 11 grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends. Besides her first husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Henrietta Kiger; one brother, Clyde Buck; and one sister, Grace Patterson.
  Death	29 Nov 1992	Nora Springs, Floyd Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Burial	Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  		Headstone of Margaret (Buck) Meehan
  Person ID	I10818	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	William Henry Buck,   b. 3 Aug 1880, Tower City, Cass Co., North Dakota, USA d. 20 May 1958 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lillian Edith Ann Rafferty,   b. 8 Mar 1883, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA d. 24 May 1959, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1900	Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F3810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laurence Albert Kiger   d. 12 Feb 1985
  Children	1. M.A. Kiger   2. Henrietta Louise Kiger,   b. 13 Jul 1942, Gary, Lake Co., Indiana, USA d. 1945 (Age 2 years)   3. L.A. Kiger   4. J.K. Kiger
  Family ID	F3933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Arley Dale Meehan
  Marriage	9 Nov 1963	Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Oct 1920 - Eldora, Hardin Co., Iowa, USA Christening - - Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA Marriage - 9 Nov 1963 - Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA Death - 29 Nov 1992 - Nora Springs, Floyd Co., Iowa, USA Burial - - Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(09-20): 60-15-vii. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(09-20): 60-15.