Margaret Vis was born June 10, 1917  on a farm south of Leota, MN.  Born to Asje and Gertrude (Van De Weerd) Van Dyke, Margaret was the 5th child of 15 children born to this family. She attended country school near Leota through the 8th grade.  As a young girl she assisted her father with outside farm work and her mother with various household chores. As a young lady, Margaret was employed by vaious families doing domestic work and later on worked in several local grocery stores.  Margaret was a resident of the Edgebrook Care Center at the time of her death.
Margaret was united in marriage to John Vis on December 18, 1938 at the Reformed Church in Leota, MN.  Three sons were born to this union:   Virgil, Arlen, and Myron.  John and Margaret farmed near Leota until 1971, at which time they moved to Bellflower, CA. While living there, Margaret continued to work at various domestic jobs. In 1996, they moved back to Edgerton, MN and enjoyed their retirement. John passed away on September 26, 2003.
Margaret was a member of the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota. She went on to her heavenly home on August 12, 2014. She is lovingly remembered by her son and daughter in law, Arlen and Virginia Vis, of DeMotte, IN; her son Mike (Myron) Vis, of Luverne, MN; and a daughter in law, Anne, of Simi Valley, CA. She had 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John and her eldest son, Virgil; two infant brothers, Peter and Steve; two infant sisters, Wilhelmina and Margaret; six sisters: Minnie, Angeline, Winnie, Bertha, Trudy, and Alice; and  four brothers:   Peter, Steve, and Bill.

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