Margaret J. Hoh

MARGARET J. HOH was born on November 20, 1925 to Tobias and Alvina (Smith) Anderson in Rock County, Minnesota. Margaret was baptized on November 23, 1925 at the Norwegian Lutheran Church in Luverne. Margaret graduated from Luverne High School in 1943 and was a member of the National Honors Society. On February 1, 1949 she was united in marriage to Warren Hoh in Luverne. The couple made their home in Luverne and Margaret worked as a secretary for Nelson Brothers Department Store and then the Luverne Announcer. In 1960 they moved to a farm near Estelline, South Dakota and in 1967 they moved into the town of Estelline. Margaret worked at the Estelline Hospital for 13 years as a secretary and later with the Extension Ag Communications Office of South Dakota State University until her retirement in 1989. On September 23, 2006, her husband Warren passed away. In September of 2007, Margaret returned to Luverne and in June of 2014, she became a resident of Parkview Manor in Ellsworth, Minnesota. On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, Margaret died peacefully at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, age of 93 years, 10 months and 25 days.

Margaret was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne where she was involved in Church Circle and the quilters club. She enjoyed crafts, sewing and reading.

Margaret is lovingly remembered by her sister-in-law, Margie Anderson of Luverne; nieces and nephews, Tim (Barb) Anderson, Julie (Wesley) Obritsch, and Nancy (Eric Koester) Anderson; and other friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren; brothers, Leon (Joann) Anderson and Toby Anderson; an infant sister; and two half-brothers.