Obit for HART, Margaret Elizabeth (Leinen) (b.1909 d.2005), Nobles Co., MN

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Margaret Elizabeth Hart, the daughter of Nick and Emma Schafer Leinen, 

was born on May 25, 1909 in Graham Lake Twp., Nobles County, MN. She grew 

up on the family farm and attended country school. Margaret graduated from 

the Worthington High School in 1926 as the Valedictorian and then attended 

Mankato Teachers College in Mankato, MN. She then taught in country schools 

for ten years. Margaret was united in marriage to Leo B. Hart on January 4, 

1938 at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Fulda, MN. After their marriage 

they lived on a farm near Brewster and then moved to their farm in Graham

Lake Twp. in 1947. Margaret continued living on the farm after Leo passed 

away in November of 1995. She later moved to the Prairie House in 

Worthington. Margaret entered the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in February of 

1999 and passed away there at the age of 96. She was a member of St. 

Gabriel's Catholic Church and a past member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church 

in Brewster where she belonged to the ladies aid. She also belonged to the 

Graham Lakes Study Club. She enjoyed sewing, baking, cooking, reading and 

gardening. 



Survivors include her two children, James Hart and his wife, Marlene of 

Worthington, MN and Judith Freking of West Covina, CA.; four grandsons 

and their spouses, Edward and Rebekah Castle, Fred and Dioni Freking, 

Dominic and Regina Freking and Eric and Colleen Freking; seven great-

grandchildren, Nicholas and Elizabeth Castle, William, Owen, Jackson, 

Jaden and Kylie Freking; two sisters, Marie Leinen, and Lorraine Schafer, 

sister-in-law, Betty Leinen and brother-in-law, Roy Hart and his wife, 

Eunice. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Leo, three 

Brothers, Tony, Alvin and Leo Leinen and three sisters, Francis, Alice 

and Bernice. 



Funeral services were held at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church at 10:30 AM 

on Monday, July 25, 2005 with the Fr. Robert Horihan officiating. 

The organist was Mary Ann Boom. The soloist was Sheila Crowley.

The pallbearers were Stanley Leckband, Jerry Langford, Don Clarke, John 

Stenke, Doug Schipper and Larry Leinen. Honorary pallbearers were her 

grandsons and great-grandchildren. Interment at St. Gabriel's Cemetery, 

Fulda, MN. 

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