Margaret M. Anderson

Margaret M. Anderson, 78, of Ponca, Nebraska passed away on Monday, March 10, 2008 at a Sioux City hospital.Funeral services were held on Friday, March 14, 2008 at Salem Lutheran Church in Ponca with Pastor Neal Anthony officiated. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa.Margaret was born on October 17, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Michel and Wilhelmine (Paulsen) Schmit. She grew up in rural Pender, Nebraska, where she attended country school. She married Leonard Anderson on May 03, 1975 at Salem Lutheran Church in Dakota City, Nebraska. She worked in the Sioux City and South Sioux City area all her life.She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Ponca, the Dixota Wranglers Saddle Club, and she bowled on a league in South Sioux City. Margaret enjoyed horses and bowling and was an avid Minnesota Twins fan.Survivors include brothers-in-law, Kenneth Anderson of Allen, Nebraska and Warren Anderson of Laurel, Nebraska; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Milo and Mary Lou Anderson of Ponca, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Jenette Anderson of Ponca, Nebraska and Betty Anderson of Palmyra, Missouri and many nieces and nephews.Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leonard, one sister Pauline Hirsch and her husband Ed; 4 sisters-in-law and 3 brothers-in-law.