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Margaret Fankhauser, 92, West Liberty
Obituaries · January 26, 2017
Margaret Fankhauser, 92, passed away Wednesday Jan. 18, 2017, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty. Visitation was Monday at the funeral home. Burial was in the Memory Garden Cemetery in Iowa City. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. A memorial fund has been established.
Margaret was born March 6, 1924, the daughter of George and Hazel Duncan Yerington. On May 10, 1942, she was united in marriage to Carroll Fankhauser in West Branch. She had been a homemaker for many years and retired from Procter and Gamble in Iowa City after 16 years.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Cedar Valley United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening, walking, helping with Meals on Wheels and had volunteered at the Simpson Memorial Home prior to moving there.
Survivors include two sons: Dick (Betty) Fankhauser of Muscatine and Rick Fankhauser of Muscatine; four daughters: Rita Bates of Muscatine, Joy (Jim) Hayslett of Iowa City, Karen (Scott) Heick of West Liberty, Kelly (Jerry) Bridenstine of West Liberty; 21 grandchildren; and many great- and great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Carrol; two sons: Carroll Eugene and Ronald James; daughter in law Patricia Fankhauser; son-in-law Jim Bates; brothers and sisters: Marvin, Betty, Daniel, Bob, Archie, Ruth; and three infant sisters.
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