Margaret Garmoe

Margaret D. Garmoe, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 22, 2007, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. that afternoon. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 23, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the New London Nursing and Rehab Center Activity Fund. Born January 8, 1935, in Mt. Pleasant, IA, Margaret Dorothy was the daughter of Roy and Dorothy Long Ford. She received her education in the Mt. Pleasant schools. On September 3, 1950, she married Donald R. Garmoe in Mt. Pleasant. In her early years, Mrs. Garmoe worked as a cashier at Walgren's Market and Beaver's Market. On September 8, 2000, she retired from the Hy-Vee Food Store after thirty years of employment. Mrs. Garmoe loved spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening and playing Bingo. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant V.F.W. Auxiliary. Margaret is survived by her husband Donald of Mt. Pleasant, IA; two sons, Richard (Mary Lou) Garmoe of Imperial, MO, and Mike (Debra) Garmoe of Mt. Pleasant, IA; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mary Stonehouse and Doris Ann Biggs all of Mt. Pleasant, IA; two brothers, Wayne (Delores) Ford and Paul (Rosie) Ford all of Mt. Pleasant, IA; one sister-in-law, Doris Ford of Mt. Pleasant, IA; one brother-in-law, Norbert Meyer of Waterloo, IA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Carl Ford, LeRoy Ford, and Everett Ford; and two sisters, Martha Meyer and Lucille Lewis.