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Margaret Athlene Otto Beck

Birth	:	23 Oct 1930 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	9 Nov 2020 West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sunny Hill Cemetery, Grimes, Polk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6833000, -93.7893982
Inscription	:	MARGARET A BECK N JASON BECK OCT. 2,3 1930 MAR. 7, 1927 NOV. 9, 2020 JAN. 19, 2022
Description	:	Margaret was born on October 23, 1930 to Arlie Vincent & Lenora (Kuefner) Otto of Johnston. She passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Mercy One West in West Des Moines. She met her husband, Jason, while running her father's grocery store in Johnston, when he came to buy food for himself and the other guys that lived in the Pioneer Clubhouse near the office. They were married three months later, on August 29, 1952. They lived in Johnston until Jason was transferred to Indian River Poultry Farms in Lancaster, PA in November of 1963. In 1966, they moved... Read More	Margaret was born on October 23, 1930 to Arlie Vincent & Lenora (Kuefner) Otto of Johnston. She passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Mercy One West in West Des Moines. She met her husband, Jason, while running her father's grocery store in Johnston, when he came to buy food for himself and the other guys that lived in the Pioneer Clubhouse near the office. They were married three months later, on August 29, 1952. They lived in Johnston until Jason was transferred to Indian River Poultry Farms in Lancaster, PA in November of 1963. In 1966, they moved back to Johnston and lived there until building a home on Lake Panorama in 1984. When it came time to move to a retirement home, they chose Brio of Johnston and moved there in October of 2018. Margaret and Jason were founding members of St. Paul Presbyterian Church of Johnston and, after moving to Panora, attended First Presbyterian Church of Guthrie Center. Margaret was always active in the church's women's group and was, for many years, a choir member. She said she accepted Jesus into her heart after attending a revival meeting with her sister in Des Moines when she was a young girl. She attended school in Johnston, graduating from Johnston High School in 1949. Her father was the school board president at one time and Lawson Elementary was named after her great-uncle, John F. Lawson, who donated the land for the first one-room schoolhouse in the Johnston Station area. She was a very good basketball player, starting on the varsity team as an eighth grader. Her senior year she was named to the Des Moines Register's All-State Girls Basketball Honor Roll Wherever they called home, Margaret always made dear friends. She loved people, having coffee and playing board games and cards, especially bridge. She and her sister, Betty, won many marathon bridge tournaments as partners. She also enjoyed growing dahlias with Jason and shared them in church and the area nursing home for many years. But her greatest joy was spending time with her family. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Robert and Donald, and her sisters, Arlene Murray and Betty Gandy. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, N. Jason Beck, her daughter, Janice (Dr. John) Stock of Osage and her son, Alan (Dr. Susan) Beck of West Des Moines; these grandchildren: Emily (Colton) Bruggeman, Daniel (Kasie) Beck, Sally Stock and Alison (Ric) Radcliffe; as well as, three great-grandsons. One of Margaret's last wishes was to thank all of her family and friends for their cards, kind notes and prayers since her cancer diagnosis. They meant a lot to her.

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Margaret Athlene Otto Beck's memorial is located at: Sunny Hill Cemetery, Grimes, Polk County, USA.
When did Margaret Athlene Otto Beck death?
Margaret Athlene Otto Beck death on 9 Nov 2020 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.6833000
Longitude: -93.7893982

Family Members:

Parent

Arlie V Otto

(1895 - 1972)

Lenora “Nora” Kuefner Otto

(1896 - 1977)

Spouse

Noah Jason Beck

(1927 - 2022)

Siblings

Betty Lou Otto Gandy

(1927 - 2014)

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