Margaret G. Marsh

Margaret G. Marsh (nee, Hansen), 83, passed away at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare on Tuesday, December 9, 2008.

Margaret was born in Racine on February 27, 1925, to Walter M. and Catherine G (nee, Gizinski) Hansen. She was united in marriage to Clark A. Marsh at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church in Racine on June 2, 1956. He preceded her in death on November 23, 1969. Margaret was employed by Wisconsin Metal Products, retiring in 1994.

Survivors include her brothers, Lawrence J. Hansen and Eugene W. (Margery A.) Hansen; sisters, Ruth C. (H. Raymond) Organ, Dorothy E. (James E.) Kober and Kathleen M. (Robert A.) Teska; brother-in-law, William R. (Jean M.) Kaisler; 11 nephews; 13 nieces; 20 great-nephews; 23 great-nieces; a great-great-nephew and two great-great-nieces. Margaret is also survived by other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Lorraine M. Kaisler in 1991, and sister-in-law, Alice M. Hansen in 2005.

Memorial services for Margaret will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, December 21, at 7 p.m. with Deacon Howard Wirtz officiating. Private entombment will take place at Calvary Cemetery Garden Crypts. Relatives and friends may meet with the family on Sunday from 5 p.m. until the time of services. Memorials to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society or St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church have been suggested.

Purath-Strand Funeral Home & Crematory
3915 Douglas Ave., Racine (262) 639-8000