Margaret Mae Walgren (Davies)

Margaret M. Walgren, 89, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Robert Karnish officiating. Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Hay Springs Cemetery in Hay Springs, Nebraska. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. To view the obituary and leave on line condolences for the family visit www.cantrellfh.com . Memorials may be given in Margaret’s name to the Kimball County Manor. The services for Margaret have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.

Margaret Mae Walgren was born in Hay Springs, Nebraska on June 13, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Margaret (Linden) Walgren. She was raised and attended school in Hay Springs and graduated from the Hay Springs High School in 1940. She worked at the Hay Springs Grocery Store. She was married to Dennis Kirk in Hay Springs on October 23, 1943. They lived in several towns in Nebraska. They moved to Kimball in 1969. Margaret worked at Dairy Queen and the Plains Hotel. She then worked for Patterson Hardware and then for George Risk Industries. She retired in 2002. Margaret enjoyed flowers and working in her yard. Her three daughters Kathy, Lesia and Darlene were the joy of her life. She also loved her dogs, crocheting and embroidering.

Survivors include her daughters Kathy (Keven) Walker of Dix, NE., Lesia (Tony) Tiemann of Peoria, IL., and Darlene (Phil) Eckland of Morrison, IL; brothers LaVern (Mary) Walgren of Washington State and Fred Walgren of Hot Springs, SD; grandchildren Bryce Eckland and Kandie (Joe) Dino. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brother Billy Walgren.