Obit: Farrell, Margaret V. (1911 - 2005)
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Surnames: Farrell, Karoblis, Hageneau, Hohn, Fuller, Johnson, Cook, Richardson, Helminiak, Kopelke

----Source: Marshfield News Herald, Marshfield, Wood Co., WI, Thursday, 17 Feb. 2005; p. A4, col. 3.

Farrell, Margaret V. (4 Nov. 1911 - 15 Feb. 2005)

Margaret V. Farrell, 93, of 130 Strawberry Lane, Wisconsin Rapids, died Tues. afternoon, Feb. 15, 2005, at Riverview Hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Fri. at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rev. Andrew Karoblis will officiate. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Margaret was born Nov. 4, 1911, in Arpin to William and Rebecca (Hageneau) Hohn. She married Michael W. Farrell Jr. on Jan. 14, 1939, in Waukon, Iowa. He died on Dec. 17, 1990.

She was an elementary school teacher for 32 years, teaching at Blenker, Pittsville, Dexterville, Rudolph and the last 17 years at Sts. Peter & Paul School in Wisconsin Rapids.

She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and the Wisconsin Rapids Senior Citizens. She and her husband were instrumental in forming the Craft Shoppe in Wisconsin Rapids and she loved to play bingo.

Survivors include one daughter, Mary (Roy) Fuller of Mosinee; eight grandchildren, Douglas (Roxanne) Fuller of Rudolph, Lori (Earl) Johnson of Wisconsin Rapids, Curt (Angeline) Fuller of Rudolph, Rebecca (Rodney) Cook of Port Edwards, Anna Fuller of Mosinee, Roy (Amy) Fuller of Rudolph, Carmen (Bill) Richardson of Milladore and Rose (Mark) Helminiak of Junction City; 21 great-grandchildren; one niece, Margaret "Butch" (Robert) Kopelke of Wisconsin Rapids; and a lifelong friend, Irene Elmer of Arpin.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; five sisters; five brothers; and one great-grandson, Matthew Cook.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today and again from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fri. at Taylor Funeral Home, 2201 Chestnut St., Wisconsin Rapids.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to St. John's Church of Christ in Arpin or Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids.

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