IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Margaret R
Mason (Ross)
February 7, 1921 – April 18, 2016
Obituary
Cedarville -
Margaret R. Mason, 95, of Cedarville, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at Manor Court in Freeport.
Born February 7, 1921 in Stephenson County she was the daughter of Frank and Frieda (Bessert) Ross. She married Dr. Richard R. Mason November 19, 1950 and he preceded her in death March 23, 2013.
She attended Immanuel Lutheran School and graduated from Freeport High School in 1940.
After graduation she worked at Burgess Battery and then was employed by Lueckes Jewelers until her marriage in 1950 to Dr. Richard R. Mason.
They lived in Freeport until February 1957 when they moved to Cedarville. While raising their children, Margaret also supported her husband's veterinary practice in Cedarville.
During her children's youth, Margaret was active in the Brownies, Lucky Stars 4-H club and Greenville 4- H Club. She loved her Arts and Craft hobbies which included ceramics and cross-stitch at which she was excellent. She gave numerous cross -stitch pictures as gifts to family, friends and acquaintances. She enjoyed her house plants and had quite a green thumb when it came to propagating them.
Margaret was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Freeport.
She is survived by her children, Sarah and husband David Morgan of Herefordshire, England, Steven of Anchorage, Alaska, John and wife Kathleen of Ridott, Illinois and Dr. William Mason and wife Robin of Wausau, Wisconsin. Her sister, Pauline Forsythe, nieces and nephews and step-grandson Ryan Hiser and wife Rachel of Freeport.
She was preceded in death by her parents; infant son, Ray Stanley Mason; brother Lawrence Ross and her husband, Richard.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
A celebration of life will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Cedarville Community Center in Cedarville, Il.
There will be a light lunch served as part of the Celebration.
A memorial service and interment of her cremated remains will be 1pm Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Chapel of Peace at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, IL. Pastor Gary Johnson of Our Savior Lutheran Church will be officiating.
A memorial has been established.
Please leave a message in Margaret's guestbook at www.walkermortuary.com
Margaret R. Mason, 95, of Cedarville, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at Manor Court in Freeport.
Born February 7, 1921 in Stephenson County she was the daughter of Frank and Frieda (Bessert) Ross. She married Dr. Richard R. Mason November 19, 1950 and he preceded her in death March 23, 2013.
She attended Immanuel Lutheran School and graduated from Freeport High School in 1940.
After graduation she worked at Burgess Battery and then was employed by Lueckes Jewelers until her marriage in 1950 to Dr. Richard R. Mason.
They lived in Freeport until February 1957 when they moved to Cedarville. While raising their children, Margaret also supported her husband's veterinary practice in Cedarville.
During her children's youth, Margaret was active in the Brownies, Lucky Stars 4-H club and Greenville 4- H Club. She loved her Arts and Craft hobbies which included ceramics and cross-stitch at which she was excellent. She gave numerous cross -stitch pictures as gifts to family, friends and acquaintances. She enjoyed her house plants and had quite a green thumb when it came to propagating them.
Margaret was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Freeport.
She is survived by her children, Sarah and husband David Morgan of Herefordshire, England, Steven of Anchorage, Alaska, John and wife Kathleen of Ridott, Illinois and Dr. William Mason and wife Robin of Wausau, Wisconsin. Her sister, Pauline Forsythe, nieces and nephews and step-grandson Ryan Hiser and wife Rachel of Freeport.
She was preceded in death by her parents; infant son, Ray Stanley Mason; brother Lawrence Ross and her husband, Richard.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
A celebration of life will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Cedarville Community Center in Cedarville, Il.
There will be a light lunch served as part of the Celebration.
A memorial service and interment of her cremated remains will be 1pm Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Chapel of Peace at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, IL. Pastor Gary Johnson of Our Savior Lutheran Church will be officiating.
A memorial has been established.
Please leave a message in Margaret's guestbook at www.walkermortuary.com
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Margaret R Mason (Ross), please visit our flower store.
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