Margaret S. Taylor

Margaret Taylor, 105, passed away peacefully at home on November 20, 2012.Margaret was born the fifth of six girls on October 20, 1907 to Miles and Tureen Stirewalt in Minnesota. Margaret attended a business college for one year, was a school teacher, and worked for the selective service during WWll. Margaret married Adelbert “Buck’’ Taylor on June 16, 1929 in Steele, ND where they lived until moving to Centralia, and then settling in Auburn in 1947. Her beloved Buck passed away of Cancer in 1949 in Auburn. Margaret was the mother of two sons, John “Jack’’ Taylor, who passed away and 1993, and James, who passed away in 2010. Margaret married Donal Bandy in 1970 until his death in 1983. Margaret also worked in various capacities at Boeing, until retiring in 1971. Margaret was proudly independant until age 96, and loved to travel, taking trips to the Holy Land, riding a camel in Egypt, and taking a family vacation to Norway to visit relatives, and the farm her family owned until immigrating to the U.S.Margaret was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn for over 60 years, and involved in countless church activities and guilds. The Lutheran church was a very important part of Margaret’s daily life. Margaret leaves behind six grandchildren and three generations of great-grandchildren. A service celebrating Margaret’s life will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church, 410 ‘’H’’ St. NE, in Auburn on Saturday, December 8 at 11:00am. A light lunch will follow the service at the church.

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