IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Margaret Rolwing
Stricker
June 27, 1919 – April 24, 2017
Obituary
MARGARET ROLWING STRICKER, age 97, of Charleston, died Monday, April 24, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was born June 27, 1919, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Otto J. and Ethel Newcum Rolwing. She and John Joseph Stricker were married February 21, 1944, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston. He preceded her in death September 13, 1982.
She was a life-long member of St. Henry Church and was in the first graduating class of St. Henry High School in 1937. She then attended Nazareth College (now Spalding University) in Bardstown, Kentucky. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed traveling.
A member of the Mississippi County Extension Club, she was a 4-H leader for many years, was involved in the Scott County and Mississippi County Historical Societies, the Civil War Roundtable of Cape Girardeau and a charter member of the Copper Dome Society at Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau.
She is survived by two sons, Robert F. (Lolita) Stricker of Pedasi, Panama and Carl (Bernadette) Stricker of Charleston; two daughters, Martha S. (Stephen) Slaten of Cape Girardeau and Mary Jeanne (William) Weber of Jackson, MO; also seven grandchildren, Angela (Dave) Christian and Garrett (Amy) Stricker of Benton, MO; Stephanie (Jacob) Shreve of Apollo Beach, FL; Sarah (Berin) Waller of Kirkwood, MO; Laura (Josh) Shaw of Effingham, IL; Michael Weber of Nashville, TN and Julia E. Weber of Kansas City, MO; also 11 great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Norbert Rolwing, John Francis Rolwing, Mark Rolwing and Patrick Rolwing and by three sisters, Sister Helen Rolwing, O.S.U., Major Miriam D. Rolwing, USAF, and Rosmary R. Orr.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston with the funeral mass to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., with Monsignor Richard Rolwing, of Cape Girardeau, serving as celebrant.
Interment will follow in the Texas Bend Cemetery near Charleston under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be: Garrett Stricker, Michael Weber, David Christian, Jacob Shreve, Berin Waller and Josh Shaw.
Memorials contributions may be made to: The Texas Bend Cemetery Association, 1717 State Highway NN, Charleston, MO 63834; or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com
She was born June 27, 1919, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Otto J. and Ethel Newcum Rolwing. She and John Joseph Stricker were married February 21, 1944, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston. He preceded her in death September 13, 1982.
She was a life-long member of St. Henry Church and was in the first graduating class of St. Henry High School in 1937. She then attended Nazareth College (now Spalding University) in Bardstown, Kentucky. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed traveling.
A member of the Mississippi County Extension Club, she was a 4-H leader for many years, was involved in the Scott County and Mississippi County Historical Societies, the Civil War Roundtable of Cape Girardeau and a charter member of the Copper Dome Society at Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau.
She is survived by two sons, Robert F. (Lolita) Stricker of Pedasi, Panama and Carl (Bernadette) Stricker of Charleston; two daughters, Martha S. (Stephen) Slaten of Cape Girardeau and Mary Jeanne (William) Weber of Jackson, MO; also seven grandchildren, Angela (Dave) Christian and Garrett (Amy) Stricker of Benton, MO; Stephanie (Jacob) Shreve of Apollo Beach, FL; Sarah (Berin) Waller of Kirkwood, MO; Laura (Josh) Shaw of Effingham, IL; Michael Weber of Nashville, TN and Julia E. Weber of Kansas City, MO; also 11 great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Norbert Rolwing, John Francis Rolwing, Mark Rolwing and Patrick Rolwing and by three sisters, Sister Helen Rolwing, O.S.U., Major Miriam D. Rolwing, USAF, and Rosmary R. Orr.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston with the funeral mass to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., with Monsignor Richard Rolwing, of Cape Girardeau, serving as celebrant.
Interment will follow in the Texas Bend Cemetery near Charleston under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be: Garrett Stricker, Michael Weber, David Christian, Jacob Shreve, Berin Waller and Josh Shaw.
Memorials contributions may be made to: The Texas Bend Cemetery Association, 1717 State Highway NN, Charleston, MO 63834; or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com
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