Margaret "Marggie" Cecilia Crippen- Pilcher

Margaret was born to Ervin and Thelma Crippen in Des Moines, Iowa. She was one of three girls. She attended Urbandale High School where she was an enthusiastic cheerleader and her senior year she was crowned Homecoming Queen. After high school she attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri.

Margaret was a devoted wife who married her high school sweetheart, retired Air Force fighter pilot Colonel Ray A. Pilcher. He took her on adventures she never dreamed of and in August 2021 they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.

Margaret was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother always showing her unwavering strength and tenacity. She is remembered by her beauty, charm, humor and quick wit. She was gifted in tole painting, decorating, and cooking, but her most gifted art was in quilting. She left us all with many treasured beautiful quilts that she lovingly labored over making sure all colors and patterns were beautifully coordinated and that all points matched up perfectly. She set out on a journey of sewing a quilt for each of her grandchildren to gift as they graduated from high school.

Margaret is preceded in death by her younger sister, Faith Schulz, who passed from Alzheimer’s and she is survived by her older sister, Joanne Spence.

Margaret is also survived by her husband, Ray A. Pilcher, and their three children: Scott Pilcher (wife Sue), Jana Lou Pilcher-Weyant, and Chris Pilcher (wife Tera); grandchildren Davis Weyant (wife Rachel), Brice Weyant (wife Kelly), Kevin Pilcher (wife Dina), Aaron Pilcher (girlfriend Shay), Austin Pilcher, Ashley Myers (husband Noah), Courtney Bromley, Travis Fain, Brenna Fain, and Rhylen Fain; great-grandchildren Monroe, Bowen, Sawyer, Mateo, Audy and Dino.

A Celebration of Life will be held on April 8, 2022 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm:

Happy Valley Park Gazebo

13770 SE Ridgecrest Road

Happy Valley, OR 97086

In lieu of flowers or gifts please donate to the Alzheimer’s Association under Margaret’s name.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.batemancarrollfunerals.com for the Crippen- Pilcher family.