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Margherita Wisner WARD

Female 1914 - 2001  (87 years)


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  • Name Margherita Wisner WARD 
    Birth 13 Jul 1914  Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 679DC0A6FCF16545B45546C4A7294F1A4D55 
    Death 31 Aug 2001  Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I52743  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2022 

    Father Frederic Lewis WARD,   b. 22 Sep 1876, Orchard Lake, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Marguerite Parke WISNER,   b. Mar 1886, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 1DBF8BA94619374F91004443E03CE38C986D 
    Family ID F21737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Thompson RAYMOND,   b. 3 Mar 1913, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1988, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1936  Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    _UID 4E3168A675A89F4FBA47E70D82DA039E8A34 
    Children 
     1. Marguerite Ward RAYMOND,   b. Abt 1939, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Henry Thompson "Tim" RAYMOND, Jr.,   b. 1 Nov 1942, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Robert Ward RAYMOND,   b. 1 Aug 1947, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 2013, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     4. George Whiting RAYMOND,   b. 1 Sep 1950, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 2004, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. William Scott RAYMOND,   b. 1 Sep 1950, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1958, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F14527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S7247] Obit in The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida, 02 Sep 2001.
      MARGHERITA WARD RAYMOND
      born in Detroit, Michigan on July 13, 1914, died peacefully August 30, 2001 at the age of 87 in her home in Juno Beach, Florida.
      Margherita graduated from Kingswood School, Cranbrook in Michigan and attended Wesley College and the University of Michigan.
      Margherita married Tom Raymond in 1938, and they raised their four children in Evanston, Illinois. In addition to being a devoted mother and wife, she gave to her community and church; she served as a school board member, a trustee of the Infant Welfare Society, and was a longtime altar-guild worker at St. Mark s Episcopal Church In addition to their Evanston residence, Tom and Margherita spent summers in Les Cheneaux Islands. Hessel, Michigan with extended family and friends. In 1980, they retired to Tryon, North Carolina where they resided until Margherita moved to Florida in 1997.
      Margherita Is survived by four children, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a sister, and a brother. She will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by all: daughter Marguerite Long of Westerly, Rhode Island; sons, Tim Raymond and wife Marj, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Rob Raymond and wile Diane, of West Palm Beach, Florida, and George Raymond and wife Kate of Federal Way. Washington. All seven grandchildren were a significant and active part of her life. They are: Ted Long of Providence, Rhode Island, Margherita Long of Buffalo, New York. Kate Long of Seattle. Washington, Christie Raymond of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Jennifer Raymond of Portland, Oregon, Mark Raymond of Chicago. Illinois, and Ward Raymond of West Palm Beach, Florida.
      A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at QUATTLEBAUM-HOLLEMAN-BURSE FUNERAL HOME. 1201 South Olive Avenue. West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. Family and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home for the celebration of her life beginning at 1:00 PM. Donations in Margherita's memory may be made with appreciation to the Les Cheneaux Community Foundation, LIBRARY CAPITOL CAMPAIGN. P.O. Box 249, Cedarville, Michigan 49719.

    3. [S5136] Michigan Marriage Records.