Margaret Evelyn Cooney, 93, Luverne, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne.
Memorial services were Wednesday, Sept. 4, at United Methodist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Bart Fletcher officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Margaret Moore was born to Clarence and Ada Moore on July 15, 1909, in LeMars, Iowa. She graduated from high school in LeMars. She graduated from Iowa State TeachersÕ College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she received a degree in elementary education. She taught kindergarten for five years at the Northern Iowa School for Special Need Children in Glenwood, Iowa.
She married John Cooney on June 29, 1935, and together they owned and operated a dry cleaning plant in Glenwood until 1938 when they moved to Luverne where Mr. Cooney, an avid hunter and fisherman, could enjoy more outdoor activities. She taught kindergarten in Luverne from 1954 to 1974.
Mrs. Cooney was a member of United Methodist Church in Luverne. She was a life member of the National Teachers Association, a 40-year member of the National Delta Kappa Gamma Society, and a 50-year member of Eastern Star. She served two years on the Luverne School Board, and was a member of Pink Ladies, the local hospital auxiliary.
Survivors include one son, Judd (Diane) Cooney, Pagosa Springs, Colo.; and one daughter, Cloyce (David) Smith, Luverne; three grandchildren, Lisa (Mike) Kraetsch, Pagosa Springs, Carrie (Chad) Overgaard, Luverne, and Mike Smith, Highland Park, Ill.; and four great-grandchildren, Zane, Cole and Magan Kraetsch and Nathan Overgaard.
Mrs. Cooney was preceded in death by her husband, one grandchild, Blaine Cooney, and one great-grandchild, Paige Augusta.
Memorials are preferred to Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center, Luverne.
Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.