April 7, 1921-Feb. 1, 2014
Margaret Elizabeth Powell, 92, of Delphos died at 8:02 a.m. Saturday at Vancrest of Delphos.
She was born April 7, 1921, in Ottoville to Henry and Magdelena (Hohlbein) Pohl, who preceded him in death.
She married Norman “Si” Powell on Feb. 5, 1946. He died on March 27, 1989.
Survivors include three sons, Thomas (Marilyn) Powell of Powell, Michael Powell of Grove City and Jeff Powell of Delphos; six daughters, Marge (Bill) Robinson of Exeter, Calif., Patricia Rittger of Kernah, Texas, Theresa Menke of Middle Point, Deb (Tim) Maag of Ottoville, Cheri (Mike) Placke of Van Wert and Lisa (Bruce) Bendele of Ottoville; 22 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Stocklin; brothers, John, Ed and Elmer Pohl; and sisters, Clara Vondran, Lucille Clark and Dorothy Barnes.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s the Evangelist Catholic Church.
Margaret’s passion was her family. She was also a seamstress and made several wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses. Crossword puzzles were a favorite pasttime. She was also a nature enthusiast.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Delphos St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial will follow in Ressurection Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home with a Parish Wake Service at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to that of the donor’s choice.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.harterandschier.com.