Margaret L Roberts

Margaret Lois Roberts, age 88 of Mankato, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at Immanuel-St. Josephs Hospital in Mankato.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2006 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Mankato with Rev. Dean Wolf and Rev. Pam Serdar officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be in Oakhill Cemetery in Beauford. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday (TODAY) at Mankato Mortuary and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Margaret was born March 3, 1918 in Nicollet County to William and Stella (Hendley) Schumann. She married Edwin A. Roberts on February 2, 1934 in Algona, Iowa. Margaret was a homemaker, a store clerk and a nurses aide prior to her involvement with her husbands business, Eds North Star Service. Margaret was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a former member of United Methodist Church in Beauford. She enjoyed sewing and had been a member of the Antique Auto Club.

Margaret is survived by four children, Joyce (Herbert) Dobbs of Rochester Hills, MI, Andrea Roberts of Rochester Hills, MI, LaDonna (Arnold) Schroeder of Mankato, Loren (Noreen) Roberts of Mankato; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Ione Schumann of Mankato; many of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on March 31, 1998; son, brother, three sisters, and two grandsons.