Margaret Fuller

Margaret Fuller of Marshalltown passed away, June 26, 2011, at Grandview Heights Nursing Home while under the care of Iowa River Hospice.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa River Hospice, Timber Creek Cemetery or Fuller Arboretum. For condolences please visit; www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Margaret and her family. Phone 641-844-1234.Margaret Mary Howard was born near Ferguson, Iowa on July 31, 1914; she was the daughter of James and Dora (West) Howard. She grew up in the Laurel area and graduated from Laurel High School with the class of 1932. On June 14, 1933, she was united in marriage to Harvey Fuller in Ames, Iowa. Margaret was a homemaker and also farmed along side her husband Harvey in the VanCleve, Laurel and Gilman areas. They were good stewards of the land they farmed. She also had worked part time at Strands Bakery, Swift Greenhouse and cleaned many houses and businesses. Margaret loved spending time with her family which had always been her pride and joy; she also loved to read, crochet and do crossword puzzles. Margaret had a great love for the Lord and was a passionate prayer warrior.Margaret is survived by three daughters, Barbara Eash of Gilman, Norma (David) Sturtz of Marshalltown, Iowa, Donna (Tom) Lovig of Imperial, Missouri, 10 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, a brother George (Iva) Howard of Marshalltown, a sister Ruth (Don) Howard of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, sister-in-laws: Margaret Howard of Marshalltown, Pat Howard of Laurel and brother-in-law Don Murdock of Chariton, Iowa.Margaret will rejoin in Heaven her husband Harvey who passed September 1, 2000, her parents James and Dora, her brothers: Kenneth, Delmar (Margie) and Donald, three sisters: Madalene (Cordis) Speas, Anzel (Jim) Kinnaird and Virginia Murdock.