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Margaret Carol “Maggie” McCarthy Nelson

Birth	:	24 Dec 1928 Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Jan 2021 Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0092010, -92.9021988
Description	:	Margaret Carol Nelson, 92, formally of State Center, Iowa, passed away on January 16, 2021 at Bickford Assisted Living under the care of Iowa River Hospice with her loving family by her side. Due to complications of COVID-19, a private graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 21,2021. A livestream of the service will be available to view on the Mitchell Family Funeral Home Facebook page. Margaret Carol McCarthy was born on Christmas eve in 1928 to J.P. McCarthy and Linnie Mae (Poole) McCarthy. She was raised in Marshalltown graduating in the class of 1945. Read More	Margaret Carol Nelson, 92, formally of State Center, Iowa, passed away on January 16, 2021 at Bickford Assisted Living under the care of Iowa River Hospice with her loving family by her side. Due to complications of COVID-19, a private graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 21,2021. A livestream of the service will be available to view on the Mitchell Family Funeral Home Facebook page. Margaret Carol McCarthy was born on Christmas eve in 1928 to J.P. McCarthy and Linnie Mae (Poole) McCarthy. She was raised in Marshalltown graduating in the class of 1945. Margaret was married to William (Bill) Riemenschneider in 1946 and had three sons from this union, and the two later divorced. She was married to the love of her life John Herbert Nelson on November 5, 1966 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Margaret worked at Bourns in Ames from 1965-1991. She was a longtime member of the Saint Paul Lutheran Church in State Center. She was a very talented tole painter doing many saw blades for farmsteads she would duplicate from a photo onto the sawblades. She taught tole painting in her spare time in her home business. She won numerous blue ribbons at the State Fair. She was a wonderful artist in all she touched, sewing, quilting, or making costumes. Margaret and Herb got involved in genealogy and went on many trips to track down her ancestor history and found Herb’s parents graves as well as many other family members lost to them, which led to them volunteering for the State Center Historical Society, which they loved being a part of. Margaret never went anywhere without her dogs, Muffin and Precious, if they were not welcome then her and Herb were not welcome. Left to cherish her memory are her children Mike (Chris) Riemenschneider, Rick (Gail) Riemenschneider, Scott (Kari) Riemenschneider; her step-children, Ray (Lyn) Nelson, Kay (Ken) Stewart, John (Marie) Nelson, Ron Nelson; her grandchildren, Drew (Terrissa) Riemenschneider, Amber (Josh) Evans, Nichole Higginbotham, Will Riemenschneider, Jacob (Brittany) Nelson, Travis Stewart, Sierra, Stephen, Scott, Marissa and Harley Nelson; Great Grandchildren, Gregory and Landon Higginbotham, Willow Riemenschneider, Rogan Riemenschneider, Graham Nelson; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Herbert Nelson (2013); her parents J.P. and Linnie Mae McCarthy; her siblings, Rev. Floyd (Dorothy) McCarthy, Francis (Bonnie) McCarthy, Marion Price, Wanda (Adolf) Harre; and one granddaughter Heather Riemenschnieder whom is waiting for her with Herb.

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Margaret Carol “Maggie” McCarthy Nelson's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA.
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Margaret Carol “Maggie” McCarthy Nelson death on 16 Jan 2021 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0092010
Longitude: -92.9021988

Family Members:

Parent

John Patrick McCarthy

(1889 - 1974)

Linnie May Pool McCarthy

(1898 - 1957)

Spouse

William Walter “Bill” Riemenschneider

(1923 - 1999)

John Herbert “Herb” Nelson

(1927 - 2013)

Siblings

Francis Wilbur McCarthy

(1919 - 1986)

Wanda Mae McCarthy Harre

(1932 - 2010)

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Coordinate: 42.0092010, -92.9021988

2. Center School Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9954270, -92.9463690

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7. Hartwell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0555420, -92.9351100

8. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9650002, -92.8227997

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Coordinate: 42.0838000, -92.8889000

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12. Immaculate Conception Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9436720, -92.9572400

13. Wallin Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0527661, -92.8140879

14. Bowles Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0493147, -92.8053903

15. Friends Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0062000, -92.7856000

16. Marietta Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0675011, -93.0008011

17. Sea Captains Grave
Haverhill, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9347000, -92.9802000

18. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Le Grand, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0210991, -92.7758026

19. Stavanger Friends Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9673500, -92.7858000

20. LaMoille Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0194016, -93.0391998

21. Hixite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0786018, -93.0141983

22. Green Mountain Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1026250, -92.8242800

23. Strand Lutheran Cemetery
Dunbar, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9420433, -92.7793467

24. Albion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1042010, -92.9863820