Margaret B. was born August 30, 1933 in Easton, Missouri to Paul I. and Helen B. Margaret married Charles S. in 1965. They have resided in Vancouver, Washington since 1966.
A bundle of intellect and energy, Margaret pursued her goals with firm determination. During our friendship she started an exotic plant nursery, became a talented ceramicist with a considerable clientele, and remodeled a home—making it what she called a storybook house.
Charles called it paradise. She did not stop with the inside, but took up landscaping with the same enthusiasm. Roses were her joy. Margaret and Charles enjoyed them in their home throughout much of the year, early spring to late fall.
Margaret retired from the Veterans Hospital after thirty-five years of service in 1988. She told Charles to find her a home with a view and she would retire. He did and she did! The view was much more than she could have imagined. From inside or outside they enjoyed Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams and the Silver Star as well as the greenway and valley below.
Margaret was a dear friend to me for over 40 years. I spent many an evening (late into the night) at her home. How we could talk! And every Christmas we would spend hours making gifts for the people that we worked with.
It is very hard to summarize a life so full. She loved life and had a positive attitude. Even when negative things happened, she never lost her sense of humor. Margaret was a friend and defender to the end, greeting me with joy every day as we visited.
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Margaret retired from the Veterans Hospital after thirty-five years of service in 1988. She told Charles to find her a home with a view and she would retire. He did and she did! The view was much more than she could have imagined. From inside or outside they enjoyed Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams and the Silver Star as well as the greenway and valley below.
Margaret was a dear friend to me for over 40 years. I spent many an evening (late into the night) at her home. How we could talk! And every Christmas we would spend hours making gifts for the people that we worked with.
It is very hard to summarize a life so full. She loved life and had a positive attitude. Even when negative things happened, she never lost her sense of humor. Margaret was a friend and defender to the end, greeting me with joy every day as we visited.
