BORN SEPTEMBER 26, 1915 MANNING, IOWA
DIED AUGUST 31, 1989 IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER, DES MOINES, IOWA
AGE 73 YEARS, 11 MONTHS, AND 5 DAYS
SERVICES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1989, 10:30 AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MANNING
REVEREND MARSHALL BROWN, OFFICIATING
MUSIC CONNIE SIEPKER, ORGANIST
JUDY JOENS AND BRIAN PFOLTNER, VOCALISTS
INTERMENT MANNING CITY CEMETERY, MANNING, IOWA
CASKETBEARERS: HAROLD JURGENSEN, MIKE GRUHN, RAY JORGENSEN, ROGER VOLLSTEDT, SELMER HODNE, HERB BRUHN
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: GEORGE FISCHER, PAUL BJORKGREN, LEONARD GALLAGHER, WAYNE CURLILE
THE HONORABLE TERRY E. BRANSTAD, GOVERNOR
MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1989, 7:30 PM OHDE FUNERAL HOME, MANNING
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA HONORARY

Funeral services for Margaret Gruhn Ohde were held Monday, September 4, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Manning. Officiating the service was Reverend Marshall Brown with Connie Siepker as organist and Brian Pfoltner and Judy Joens as vocalists.

Interment was in the Manning City Cemetery with Harold Jurgensen, Mike Gruhn, Ray Jorgensen, Roger Vollstedt, Selmer Hodne and Herb Bruhn as casketbearers. Honorary casketbearers were George Fischer, Paul Bjorkgren, Leonard Gallagher, Wayne Curlile. Also, the family was privileged to have the Honorable Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, in attendance as an honorary casketbearer.

Margaret, daughter of August and Minnie Ranniger Gruhn, was born September 26, 1915 at Manning, Iowa. The family later made their home near Manilla where Margaret attended school. She was graduated with Manilla High School class of 1933. She attended Iowa State Teacher's College (UNI) at Cedar Falls, Iowa.
On January 3, 1936, Margaret was united in marriage with Raymond Ohde. Two children, Roger and Sally, were born to this union. Sally died as an infant. Margaret and Ray made their home in the Manilla and Manning area.

Margaret taught in rural schools for 14 years and in the Manning Community School System for 20 years. During her teaching years Margaret attended classes at Drake University where she received her B.A. Degree in 1962. She retired from teaching in 1976.

Margaret was an active member of many professional organizations and served as president of the Rural Teachers Organization and Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a lifetime member of the I. S.E.A., N.E.A., and American Association of University Women.

Margaret was an active member in Republican politics, particularly in Carroll County where she served as chairperson in campaigns for Governor Branstad through both Lt. Governor and Governor elections. Governor Branstad appointed her to the Nomination Committee for the Judicial Court in District 6.

Margaret was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Manning.
Margaret died from cancer Thursday, August 31, 1989 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 73 years, 11 months ands days.
She was preceded in death by her parents; by her infant daughter, Sally; and by three brothers, Lavern, Lewis and Norman Gruhn.

Margaret is survived by her husband, Raymond (now deceased 1908 - 1998), of Manning; by her son, Roger Ohde and his wife, Bernita, of Bondurant, Iowa; by three grandchildren: Michael Ohde and his wife, Julie, of Des Moines; Karlyn and her husband, Tim Navara, of Lake Park, Iowa; and Kevin Ohde, a student at the University of Iowa; by two brothers; and by one sister.
Because of her interest in her students and her dedication to education, Margaret's family has established the Margaret Ohde Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Manning Community School. Contributions to this memorial can be sent to either the Manning Community School or the First National Bank in Manning.