Official Obituary of
Margaret Louise Aronhalt
December 23, 1923 ~ July 16, 2012 (age 88) 88 Years Old
Margaret Aronhalt Obituary
Margaret Louise Aronhalt, 88, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Larry Fletcher officiating. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. Burial will be in the Cambrian Cemetery rural Columbus Junction. Memorials may be directed to the Salem Fire and Rescue, Louisa County Historical Society and to the Columbus Junction Public Library in her memory.
Margaret Louise was born on December 23, 1923, on a farm east of Wyman, Iowa in Louisa County, the daughter of John Evans & Margaret Williams Humphreys. She graduated from Wyman Consolidated School built on their family farm, and attended the Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church, rural Columbus Junction. She was united in marriage to Roger N. Aronhalt on September 17, 1955, at the Salem Presbyterian Church in rural Columbus Junction; he preceded her in death on July 4, 2008. After her marriage they lived on a farm northeast of Winfield for 14 yrs.; and belonged to the Winfield United Methodist Church. In 1969, they moved to the Cedar Creek Community southwest of Mt. Pleasant, and joined the Cedar Creek Church. She enjoyed collecting recipes, her piano, sewing, cooking, painting and her four legged friends.
She is survived by her sons: John N. Aronhalt and James A. Aronhalt both of Mt. Pleasant and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 2 brothers and sister-in-laws, Edward L. & Dorothy Fletcher Humphreys, John Leslie & Jessie Oldt Humphreys, a nephew; John Harry Humphreys and her sister; Catherine.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Larry Fletcher officiating. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. Burial will be in the Cambrian Cemetery rural Columbus Junction. Memorials may be directed to the Salem Fire and Rescue, Louisa County Historical Society and to the Columbus Junction Public Library in her memory.
Margaret Louise was born on December 23, 1923, on a farm east of Wyman, Iowa in Louisa County, the daughter of John Evans & Margaret Williams Humphreys. She graduated from Wyman Consolidated School built on their family farm, and attended the Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church, rural Columbus Junction. She was united in marriage to Roger N. Aronhalt on September 17, 1955, at the Salem Presbyterian Church in rural Columbus Junction; he preceded her in death on July 4, 2008. After her marriage they lived on a farm northeast of Winfield for 14 yrs.; and belonged to the Winfield United Methodist Church. In 1969, they moved to the Cedar Creek Community southwest of Mt. Pleasant, and joined the Cedar Creek Church. She enjoyed collecting recipes, her piano, sewing, cooking, painting and her four legged friends.
She is survived by her sons: John N. Aronhalt and James A. Aronhalt both of Mt. Pleasant and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 2 brothers and sister-in-laws, Edward L. & Dorothy Fletcher Humphreys, John Leslie & Jessie Oldt Humphreys, a nephew; John Harry Humphreys and her sister; Catherine.
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