Margie Ann Meier

Margie Meier, age 71, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away unexpectedly on October 27, 2012. Margie was born on December 4th, 1940 near Chili, Wisconsin. She was the eighth of ten children born to Edward and Irene (Gourlie) VerHagen. She graduated from Neillsville High School in 1958. She married her high school sweetheart, Allen Meier, on February 7th, 1959. They moved to Oregon, Wisconsin where they lived and raised their family. Margie was an active homemaker who spent most of her time helping family and friends. She was known to be a tireless advocate and a source of practical wisdom and guidance for her children and grandchildren. She worked as a home-daycare provider, in retail, and for many years at AnchorBank in Oregon and Stoughton. She enjoyed sewing and gardening and spent many hours creating scrapbooks and quilts for her family. She was a long time member of Holy Mother of Consolation parish and an active volunteer with the church as a catechism teacher, Eucharistic minister, and funeral worker. She regularly volunteered at the Oregon Food Pantry. Margie is survived by her husband of 53 years, Allen Meier of Oregon; five children, Michele (James) Vosberg of Platteville, Debra (Howard) Marg of Wisconsin Rapids, Steven (Tammy) Meier Lake Mills, Scott (AJ) Meier of Oregon, and Patty (Brent) Herbeck of Carrollton, Texas. She is also survived by her fourteen grandchildren, Colleen and Meghan Vosberg, Sheila and Alex Marg, Mark and Daniel Meier, Tiffany Helley, T.J. and Tabitha Falch, Meggan Kohel, Cassie Acker, Josh Meier, and Luke and Zachary Herbeck. She has four great-grandchildren. Margie is further survived by her brothers Lester and Luke (Char) VerHagen and her sister Joyce Gilbertson, brothers and sisters-in-law Donald Kapusta, Liz VerHagen, Lillian VerHagen, Charles and Elaine Glassbrenner, Bill and Virginia Meier, and forty-eight nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Norma Tauschek, Elnor Kapusta, and Edna Kapusta; brothers Howard, Harlow and Larry VerHagen; brothers-in-law Bud Tauschek, Clarence Gilbertson and Alvin Kapusta; and Sister-in-law Laura VerHagen, as well as 4 nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. at HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION CHURCH, 651 N. Main Street, Oregon on Friday, November 2, 2012 with Father Gary Wankerl presiding. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at GUNDERSON OREGON FUNERAL HOME, 1150 Park St., Oregon on Thursday, November 1, 2012. Memorials will be established in Margie’s name to Holy Mother of Consolation Church and Food for the Poor.