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Obituary for Margaret Elizabeth Eggerman

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MARGARET E. EGGERMAN

Margaret Elizabeth “Marge” Eggerman, age 93, died at Ballard Care & Rehab Facility, Seattle on February 16, 2017. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin on August 3, 1923 to Frederick and Angeline Oberstar. After graduating from Virginia, Minnesota high school she worked in drafting and worked on radios as a part of the war effort during WWII. Also during and after WWII she attended the Samuel Merritt School of Nursing in Oakland, CA. where she graduated with a nursing degree and became a registered nurse.

Marge was an active tennis player and coming off the courts she met a young accountant, Robert “Bob” Eggerman. She and Bob dated for a time and, on May 15, 1948, they were married.

Bob’s father had a farm on Whidbey Island and was seeking help with the operation. In 1949, Bob and Marge left the Bay area and Coupeville became home. Bob developed a love for farming. Marge and Bob worked together on their farm having as many as 20,000 chickens at one time, one of the largest state hatchery egg producers at that time. Marge also was a homemaker, raising four children.

As the children grew, Marge returned to her nursing career. She worked for a time at White Acres Nursing Home in Freeland and then was instrumental in opening the new OB ward at Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville. Later, she served as an RN for Manpower Nurses Staffing, working mainly in the Seattle area and finished her career as a Home Health RN for Whidbey General.

Marge enjoyed spending time as an artist, using oils, watercolors and occasionally with pencil facial sketches. She was an avid tennis player for many years, and enjoyed playing piano, singing in the church choir and playing bridge. She was a long time member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the altar society.

Marge is survived by four children and their spouses: James O Eggerman and Judith of Seattle, Thomas L. Eggerman and Amy Patterson of Rockville, MD, M. Irene Eggerman and Don M. Gibson III of Auburn, WA and Stephen Eggerman and Jeanette of Kenmore, WA and by her grandchildren: Julia Eggerman, Emma, Evan, Ean and Everett Eggerman, Landon, Blair, and George Gibson and Alysia and Connor Eggerman and great grandson Leo Eggerman. She is also survived by her siblings: Marie Palm of Snohomish, Jenny Michaloski of Deerwood, MN, Bernadine Gardner and husband Mack of Geneseo, IL and Father Richard Oberstar of Ft. Ripley, MN and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert “Bob” Eggerman in 2003 and her brothers Fred Oberstar and Matthew Oberstar.

Graveside funeral services were held at Sunnyside Cemetery, Coupeville on Friday, February 24 with Rev. Paul Pluth, JCL as Celebrant. A Memorial Mass will follow on Saturday, July 29 at 11:00 am at St. Mary Catholic Church, Coupeville WA. Please visit Marge’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences. Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor, WA.

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