MARGA OKKEN

1929 - 2005

Marga passed away, at the age of 76, after a lengthy illness on the morning of Sunday, February 6, 2005.
Marga will be sadly missed by her husband John, their children; Carola Friesen (Allan), Joanne Lebel (Stephen), and John Okken (Nicola); and their five grandchildren Gordon Lebel, Caitlin Friesen, Lorianne Lebel, Jordan Okken and Christopher Okken.
Marga was predeceased by her mother, Gretchen Kuehl.
Marga was born in Hamburg, Germany on January 27, 1929 and grew up in Barmstedt. She immigrated to Canada with her husband John in 1958 and eventually settled in Coalhurst, Alberta. Marga was very active in her community being a member of the Home and School Assn. as her children grew up and later was an active member of the 55+ Club. Marga especially enjoyed her family, her needlecraft, and her community of friends.
The Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Friday, February 11, 2005 at Christ Trinity Lutheran Church, 416 - 12th St South. Pastor Gary Nickel will officiate. Interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Christ Trinity Church.
In lieu of flowers the family requests you make a donation to either the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 207, 542-7 Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 2H1; The Alberta Lung Association, P.O. Box 52, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 3Y3; or, in honor of her husband John, to the Alzheimers Society, 162, 200-4 Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 4C9.