Marguerite E. Barry, 97

Marguerite E. Barry, 97, of Blair, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at the Montclair Nursing Home in Omaha.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair. Interment will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. A rosary will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 27, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the funeral home.

Marguerite E. Lemon was born May 3, 1909 in Lyons to Robert and Maude (Conpton) Lemon. She graduated from Blair High School and received her degree from Dana College and later completed her master’s degree. She lived most of her life in Blair, first teaching country school then teaching fourth grade for 40 years in the Blair Public Schools. She was a member of St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church and the teacher’s association.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Margery and Roy Mattson of Omaha; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William; and two brothers Robert and Jerry Lemon.

#2 Omaha World Herald 26 February 2007

BARRY —Marguerite, age 97, Blair, NE. Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Margery and Ray Mattson, Omaha; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.

Services: 10am Wed St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church In Blair, NE.

Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery.

Visitation: starting noon on Tues with Rosary 5:30pm CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~