Margaret Gertrude Kienast, 97, Luverne, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Margaret Baerenwald was born to John and Anna (Enninga) Baerenwald on Jan. 30, 1925, on a farm near Magnolia. The family moved to Adrian, and Margaret graduated from Adrian High School in 1942. She loved to sing and dance and was involved in choir, school plays, tap dancing, and later in life ballroom dancing.
After high school she worked at the district attorney’s office in Worthington.
She married Roy Kienast Jr. in 1943. They lived on the family farm near Magnolia for 17 years. In 1965 Margaret moved to Luverne and worked for Land O’Lakes for 28 years. She retired in 1990.
While living in Luverne, she purchased her own home and lived in it until July of 2022. At that time she went to Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home until her death.
During her life, she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir. In her retirement she traveled throughout Great Britain and Paris. She also enjoyed playing cards and reading her tablet.
Margaret is survived by her six children, Judith (Audie) Carter of Florida; Charles (Tere) of Colorado; Wallace (Shirley) of Arizona; James of Arizona; Gordon (Linda) of Minnesota; and LaDawn (Kenneth) of Florida; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, John and Frank; and two sisters, Eleanor and Elli.
Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com.
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