----Sources: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.)

MARGARET ‘MARGE' B MAIER

Margaret B Maier, age 77, of Thorp, passed away at Oakbrook Nursing and Rehab in Thorp on April 27, 2002.

Margaret Barbara Bartosiewicz was born July 13, 1924 in Southbend, IN, the daughter of Ralph and Anna (Nowatka) Bartosiewicz. In 1929, her family moved to Thorp and bought a farm.

She was united in marriage on Oct. 2, 1943 to Edmund Maier at Morrison Field Air Force Base in West Palm Beach, FL. Marge worked in the shipyards at Sausalito, CA as a welder and burner. In 1945, she moved back to Thorp while her husband was shipped overseas.

She resided at her home until entering Oakbrook Nursing and Rehab in Oct. of 2001.

Marge will be sadly missed by her husband of 58 years; four daughters, Carol Konieczny of Thorp, Debbie (Dale) Olson of Abbotsford, Cindy Maier of Stanley and Noreen (Dave) Prokopiak of Thorp; three sons Butch (Sharon) of Union Grove, Larry and Terry, both of Thorp; 20 grand children; nine great grandchildren; and three sisters Florence Cukla of St. Paul, MN, Lucy Geldernick of Thorp and Adeline (Pete) Sorlie of Grand Marais, MN.

Funeral services will be (Sorry the balance of the obit was cut off of the clipping I had.)