Margaret M. Engel

Margaret Marcella McDonald was born on September 2, 1923 to Angus and Mae McDonald of Caledonia, North Dakota. She attended school in Caledonia. Margaret married Wallace Engel, Hillsboro, North Dakota, in 1944. They raised three children: Curtis, Ronald, and Kathyrn. In 1956, Margaret and Wallace moved to Fargo where Margaret was employed by the Dutch Maid Café. Later, she secured a position at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fargo, where she worked for 24 years. Margaret and Wallace were married for 46 loving years during which they were also blessed with three grandchildren. In her retirement, Margaret enjoyed playing cards, participating in the quilting club at Olivet Lutheran Church, and, most of all, visiting with friends and family which now included two great grandchildren. In March, 2011, Margaret moved to Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Margaret’s life on earth ended on May 25, 2013.

Margaret is survived by son, Curtis (Laurel); brother, Harold McDonald (Alice); granddaughter, Kristi Schoenberg (Jason); grandsons, Timothy Engel and Shaun Peterson; great grandchildren, Austin and Madison Schoenberg.

She was preceded in death by husband, Wallace; daughter, Kathyrn; and son, Ronald.