Also survived by brother Robert Anders of Silver Springs, MD and Ruth Peterson of Sisters, OR.įamily will greet friends on Friday, August 13, from 10:00 to 11:00AM, at Lumen Christi Catholic Church, 2750 W. Her grit, spirit, and wit will live on in her 9 surviving children, and daughters- and sons-in-law: Linda (Dan), of Milwaukee, WI Richard Jr., of San Diego, CA Cathy Arst (Vern Terry), of Prescott, AZ Tim, of Dover, NH Peggy (Grant) Goldstein, of Thiensville, WI Anne, of Larkspur, CA Bill (Laura), of Cedarburg, WI Kevin (Molly) of Los Angeles, CA John (Liz) of Hudson, WI and Marnie (Mark Salerno), of Madison, WI her 17 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. She was greeted in heaven by her oldest son, Dan and her grandson, Danny. She died just 1 month shy of her 102nd birthday. Margaret Anders Harrigan, born and died amidst 2 pandemics, is now in heaven, living up to the title of "Saint" by all who knew her. She lived a full life, and said she was blessed to know both poverty and prosperity. She never-ever complained, and had a great sense of humor, even in her final hours. And man oh man, could she dance! What kept her going was her Catholic faith, the pride she had in each of us, her friends, (more than anyone could count) and the ability to keep busy. Throughout her years as a mother of 10, she juggled kids, bottles, the vacuum, a paintbrush and a spatula, all at the same time. She made time to bake multiple batches of her famous banana bread or prepare her coveted recipe of hot fudge sauce for almost anyone she'd heard of that needed a boost.
She taught Bridge, her passion, and played in 3 Bridge groups until her mid-90's. She served on the Bereavement Committee at Lumen Christi Church, and made loads of friends, both her junior and senior. Her knowledge of the games, the players and their statistics was unrivaled.Īfter becoming a widow at age 83, she wholeheartedly threw herself into living each day to the fullest. She attended at least one Badger game per year for 65 straight years. She was a huge Wisconsin Badger football and basketball and Marquette basketball fan. She was a quilter extraordinaire, donating some of her quilts to the Visiting Nurse Association, and the rest she made for her family. She spent countless hours rug hooking and braiding on the hardwood floor in her daily attire, a skirt, sweater, nylons and loafers. Although life was chaotic, she never lacked the ability to express herself with funny "Margaret-isms" that would disable even the most serious of moods. Despite having a full house of 10 children, friends were always welcome for a meal as her motto was "there's always room for one more". She changed diapers for 2 weeks shy of 20 years, cooked 3 meals a day for 12 people 7 days a week, and did up to 7 loads of laundry a day. She painstakingly scraped the finish off of countless pieces of antique furniture with just a piece of broken glass, and then stained and finished them all to furnish the house. In our 27 years living in our 1890's Victorian on Beaumont Ave, she wallpapered every room 3 times over, painted and repainted the woodwork throughout the house, and sewed draperies for every window. until they bought their first home in Whitefish Bay in 1950. After the War, they lived in an upper duplex on Cramer St. During World War II, she moved into a space above a garage with her 2 babies on Wood Place, across the street from her parents, George and Ann Anders. Harrigan in 1940, and started her family. Born in 1918 in Milwaukee, WI, Margaret graduated from Shorewood High School in 1936 and received a BA in English from Marquette Univ.
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