Margaret E. (Baas) Bohn
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| Inurnment at the National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas at a later date
Margaret Eleanor (Baas) Bohn was born on October 22,1922, at Bancroft, Iowa, to Paul W. and Lucy M. Willett Schmidt. She attended schools near Woden, Iowa and graduated from the Lone Rock High School in 1941. Margaret was married to Wilbert L. Baas on February 16, 1944, at Battle Creek, Michigan. The couple lived and worked in Algona, Iowa. Margaret also worked at Valley Vue Nursing Home in Armstrong, Iowa and Balmer Nursing Home in Estherville, Iowa. After Wilbert retired from Arts Way, they both retired to Fenton, Iowa, then moved to Siloam Springs, Arkansas in 1980. Wilbert died in 1984. Margaret stayed in Arkansas for a few years before moving to Manson, Iowa, where she married Joseph Bohn on August 20, 1988. After Joe’s death, Margaret moved to Armstrong. Margaret was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Burt, Iowa, where she belonged to the Ladies Aid and Senior Saints. Margaret is survived by 6 sons and 3 daughters: Delmar, Minneapolis Minnesota, Louis (Jean) Paynesville, Minnesota, Weldon (Evelyn), Angola, Indiana, JoAnn Payne, Burt, Iowa, Bonnie Henderson (Burt), Wallingford, Iowa, Larry (Nancy), Lawton Oklahoma, Barb Lallier, Bancroft, Iowa, Jerry (Jenny), Armstrong, Iowa and Robert, Summers, Arkansas. Also surviving are 24 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and her brothers and sisters: August Schmidt (Fern), Algona, Iowa, Alice Weig, Armstrong, Iowa, Cyrilla Marti, Algona, Iowa, Rose Baas, Algona, Iowa and Verna Penning, Wesley, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Wilbert on August 18, 1984 and Joe on January 28, 1991, one infant brother at birth, brothers, Ivan Schmidt, Virgil Schmidt, sister Nelli, granddaughter, Morgan Gulickson, sons-in-law, Garth (Butch) Mortimor and Virgil Payne. | ||