Margaret Mary Sweeney

Margaret M. Sweeney, 81, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 19th, at 11:00 am at St. Mary's Lycurgus Catholic Church in rural Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 2:00 pm scripture service.

Margaret Mary Sweeney was born April 7, 1927 in Makee Township, rural Waukon, the daughter of James Leonard and Mary Ellen (Howe) Sweeney. She attended Howard School rural Waukon. Margaret and her brother, James farmed together on the home farm in the Lycurgus area. In 1992 she built a new home on the farm. Margaret was a housemother for area families when they had new babies; she took care of ninety eight newborns and their families. She was a member of St. Mary's Lycurgus Catholic Church and its ladies circles. Margaret took great pleasure in "living with the land". She chose to live life simply and saw the beauty in the world around her. For several years Margaret served as a grandparent for Mrs. Adam's 1st grade. Margaret enjoyed children, animals, nature, walking and hunting for squirrel, fox and raccoon. She loved living in the country and traveling, especially with Bill and Dorothy Buege. Margaret enjoyed gardening, was an excellent cook making homemade angel food cakes, bread and pies. She was a caretaker for her mother, father, brother and uncle Hughey when they were sick in their later years.

Survivors include her special friend Dorothy Buege and a host of other friends. She is preceded in death by parents; and a brother, James John Sweeney.

Honorary casketbearers are Stanley and Bradley Moose. Casketbearers are Joe Welsh, Joe Sweeney, Dave Einck, Dan and Derek Buege, Pat Liddiard and Dennis Troendle.