Margaret V. Mischke

Margaret Mischke was born September 20, 1924 near Hawley, MN to Alfred O. and Selma Anderson. She attended rural schools then Hitterdal High School. Margaret was married to Duane Mischke on July 28, 1962 at Highland Grove Lutheran Church near Hitterdal, MN. Following their marriage they lived in Hitterdal where they owned and operated Mischke Hardware from 1971 to 1991. Margaret was the organist at Highland Grove Lutheran Church for over 30 years. She also give piano lessons at her home in Hitterdal. Duane and Margaret moved into the Viking Manor Nursing Home at Ulen in 1996. Duane died on January 13, 1997. Margaret died Friday at Innovas Hospital in Fargo, ND at the age of 80. She is survived by one daughter, Lois Wayne Opsahl, Big Lake, MN: one brother, Aldwin Ellen Anderson, Hitterdal, MN: one sister, Esther Edward Luthi, Hawley, MN: two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.