This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KUENZ, SIEGFRIED, SALE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNB.2ACI/3884 Message Board Post: Mary Margaret Siegfried of Fertile, Missouri was born June 1, 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri a daughter of the late Oswald Henry and Esther Dorothy (Kuenz) Siefried. She was fortified with the sacraments of the Holy Mother Church Thursday, April 14, 2005 at at 11:45 a.m. at her home surrounded by the love and care of her Sisters in Christ as she passed from this world. Mary was thirteen days, ten months, and eighty-three years of age at the time of her homecoming. Mary took the final vows as a Rural Parish Worker of Christ the King in October 1955. "Miss Mary," as she was known in this area, was a dedicated member of the St. Joachim Catholic Church, Old Mines, Missouri where she took pride in the teachings, worship services and togetherness of the church family. At the Parish picnics she could always be found diligently counting the proceeds. She was treasurer/bookkeeper for the Rural Parish Workers. After graduation from Rosati-Kain School, Saint Louis, Missouri, she worked for a shoe company and did volunteer work before joining the Rural Parish Workers in 1951. Mary is survived by one sister, Esther Dorothy Sale and husband Jack of Terre Du Lac, Missouri; two brothers, Oswald Henry Siegfried and wife Pat of St. Louis and Christian Bernard Siegfried and wife Joyce of Irvine, CA; Sisters in Christ, LaDonna Hermann, Natalie Villmer, Doris Ann Bequette and Neva Calvert, all of Fertile, Missouri and Monica Pashia of Racola, Missouri and by many nieces, nephews other relatives and many friends. In addition to her parents, Mary was also preceded in death by one sister, Anna Mary Siegfried and one brother, Anthony George Siegfried. Miss Mary loved to work cryptograms and word-find puzzles in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. She enjoyed embroidering quilt blocks for the fund raisers at St. Joachim Parish and St. Michael Hosue. She wasn't above gambling if she had an opportunity once in awhile at the casinos. She loved fishing and when able, could spend hours standing on the bank of a lake or river with a line in the water. She had a knack for finding 4, 5, and even 6 leafed clovers that she pressed and included in greeting cards. She will be long remembered for her storytelling at the Fete' every year. She loved to write, read and recite poetry. Mary directed Ladies Day at St. Michael House for many years. She loved children and babies, she always tried to provide layettes for new born children. Any child who came to the house left with a toy, stuffed animal, or candy. Mary gave religious instructions to individuals and children at the St. Joachim Catholic Parish, Old Mines, Missouri and St. Stephen Cath! olic Parish, Richwoods, Missouri. She taught vacation Bible School at various locations in Washington County. She had a great love for all living things including snakes and was often caught in the act of feeding treats to the neighborhood dogs and cats. She was always willing to sort used clothing for the rummage sales and distributing clothing to the needy families. Mary was a remarkable person, not only for her longevity, but for the intensity and clarity of focus for which she lived her life. She will always be remembered for the love she shared. Visitation was held Sunday, April 17, 2005 from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Monday, April 18, 2005 from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the St. Michael House, Fertile, Missouri. A funeral mass was celebrated Monday, April 18, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Joachim Church, Old Mines, Missouri with Father Ted Pieper celebrating. Final prayers and burial were at the St. Joachim Catholic Church Cemetery, Old Mines, Missouri. Serving as pallbearers were: Jimmy Siegfried, Russell Siegfried, Patrick Sale, Michael Sale, David Siegfried and Jack Sale. Services were entrusted to the care and direction of the Moore Funeral Home, 105 Clark Street, Potosi, Missouri. Independent Journal, Potosi, MO, Thursday, April 28, 2005