Margaret A. Schlund 91 of Merna, NE. passed peacefully away in her sleep November 24th, 2015 at home with her granddaughter Sasha Van Roy in Wilsonville, OR.
She was born one of four children on the Homestead between Anselmo & Merna, NE. on November 17th, 1924 to Florence & Ansley Smith.
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Many of you may know her when she was the owner of the Merna Beauty Shop. She enjoyed nature especially gardening, long road trips to new places, and genealogy. You may not know that she, Millard and Marchine, their only child, spent several years in Germany during Millard’s career with the US Army at the end of WWII.
Surviving is her grandchild Sasha, Nephews: Mike Bates of Merna, Mark Bates of Anselmo, Max Bates of Stella, NE. and Pat Bates of Kansas City, MO. She was preceded in death by her brother Roger Smith, loving husband Millard Schlund, her sister Maxine Bates, mother Florence Smith as well as her daughter Marchine Newton.
Services will be held in honor of her long life at the Govier Brothers Mortuary in Broken Bow, NE. Monday December 7th, at 2:P.M. with Pastor Bill Williams officiating. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the VFW.