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| Margaret J. Cahill | |
| November 14, 1923 - June 19, 2010 | |
| Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; formerly of Newton and Marshalltown
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| Visitation: The family will greet friends from 2:30-3 p.m., Saturday June 26, 2010 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Newton. | |
| Funeral Service: 3 p.m., Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Newton. | |
| Interment: June 26, 2010 at Greencastle Cemetery. | |
| Margaret was born November 14, 1923, in Garrison, Iowa. She was the daughter of Leonard Lewis and Fern Lucile (Crow) Hayes. On July 24, 1943, she married Leonard Eugene Cahill in Independence, Iowa. They moved to the Newton area in 1950, when Leonard got employment at Maytag. After the death of her husband, she moved to Marshalltown, Iowa in January of 1992. She was a homemaker. She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1972. She loved spending time with her family and friends, teaching people what the Bible teaches, attending Christian conventions, and enjoyed Bible study. She moved to Mt. Pleasant with her son and family in 2001. | |
| She is survived by her daughter, Ida Lucille Reynolds of Newton; twin sons, Bernard Lewis (Jolene) of Des Moines and Leonard Eugene (June) of Mt. Pleasant; her grandchildren: Lisa Gregory of Newton, Scott Gregory (Karen) of Newton, Tanna Hawkins (Danny) of Lockport, LA, Travis Reynolds of Lockport, LA, Jason Cahill (Kim) of Ohio, Heather Schroeder (Gary) of Des Moines, Amy Chavez (Efrain) of Knoxville, Melanie Ruffalo (Anthony) of Grimes, Brent Cahill of Cedar Rapids, and Wade Cahill or Mt. Pleasant; and 18 great-grandchildren. | |
| She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard on September 18, 1991; son, Larry Lawayne on November 24, 1972; granddaughter, Melisa Lynn Gregory on March 3, 1983; and her sister, Thelma Menke. | |
| Memorials in Margaret's name may be left at the church on the day of the service. | |
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Wallace Family Funeral Home 1115 E. 19th St. N., Newton, IA 50208-2539 Toll Free: 1-877-787-9911 Phone: 641-787-9911 Fax: 641-787-9208 staff@wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com
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