Margaret Ellis
May 15, 1920 — April 17, 2015
Margaret Ellis, 94, of Cold Spring, Minn., formerly of Marion, died Friday, April 17, 2015, at Assumption Nursing Home in Cold Spring. Visitation will be at Murdoch Funeral Home in Marion on Wednesday, April 22, from 4 to 6 PM. Her nephew, Fr. Dan O’Hare, will officiate at her funeral mass at 10 AM Thursday, April 23 at St. Joseph Church in Marion. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Coggon.
Margaret was born May 15, 1920, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Terrance and Bridget (Kilroy) O’Hare. She graduated from St. Patrick’s School in 1938, and Mercy School of Nursing in 1941. Upon completing her education, Margaret joined the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and served in England, France and Germany. She was discharged from Army service in 1946.
Margaret married Keith T. Ellis on May 9, 1946. Keith and Margaret owned and operated Ellis Implement in Coggon, Iowa before their retirement in 1982. Keith and Margaret made their home in Coggon until 1993, when they moved to Marion, Iowa. Margaret was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Marion and a former member of St. John’s Church in Coggon. In 2006 Margaret moved to the Assumption Home in Cold Spring, MN, to be near her son Richard and his family.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband (in 2000); her daughter-in-law, Susan Ellis; her parents; and her siblings, Eileen McEnany, Lawrence O’Hare, and Patrick O’Hare. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffery and Esther Ellis of Texas, Richard and Lynda Ellis of Minnesota, and Mark Ellis of Arizona. She is also survived by her dearly beloved seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Margaret was born May 15, 1920, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Terrance and Bridget (Kilroy) O’Hare. She graduated from St. Patrick’s School in 1938, and Mercy School of Nursing in 1941. Upon completing her education, Margaret joined the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and served in England, France and Germany. She was discharged from Army service in 1946.
Margaret married Keith T. Ellis on May 9, 1946. Keith and Margaret owned and operated Ellis Implement in Coggon, Iowa before their retirement in 1982. Keith and Margaret made their home in Coggon until 1993, when they moved to Marion, Iowa. Margaret was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Marion and a former member of St. John’s Church in Coggon. In 2006 Margaret moved to the Assumption Home in Cold Spring, MN, to be near her son Richard and his family.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband (in 2000); her daughter-in-law, Susan Ellis; her parents; and her siblings, Eileen McEnany, Lawrence O’Hare, and Patrick O’Hare. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffery and Esther Ellis of Texas, Richard and Lynda Ellis of Minnesota, and Mark Ellis of Arizona. She is also survived by her dearly beloved seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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