Margaret E. Magnuson

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Margaret “Marge” E. Magnuson, 89, Grand Forks, N.D., died Sunday, Nov. 14, in Valley Senior Living on Columbia.

Margaret E. Magnuson was born July 30, 1932, the daughter of August & Alice Brown.  She grew up and attended schools in East Grand Forks, MN and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1949.

She married Terrance Robert Magnuson on August 10, 1954 in Sisseton, South Dakota. They lived in Grand Forks, then East Grand Forks, and then in Grand Forks again. In later years they spent summers at the lake home on Big Elbow Lake near Waubun, Minnesota and winters in Cape Coral, Florida. They moved back to Grand Forks in 2016.

She worked various jobs such as a waitress at Whitey’s and The Golden Hour.  She helped manage Magnuson Equipment, Warroad Estates Marina and she owned and operated the Primrose for over 10 years.

Her hobbies included gardening, traveling, watching nature including loons and the hummingbirds in her flowers, collecting dolls and playing bingo.  She and Terry were also members of the Elks Club.

Margaret is survived by her children, Teresa Herk, Phoenix, AZ, Cheryl Jorgenson, Wildomar, CA, Eric Magnuson, Grand Forks, Steve Magnuson (Kristi), Grand Forks, and Kevin Magnuson, Warroad, MN; grandchildren, Angela Hagen, Nathan Herk, Kristopher Magnuson, Erica Magnuson, Lyndsi Magnuson, Amanda Hamlin, Jessica Hamlin, Anna Magnuson, Cassandra Hamlin, Michelle Magnuson, Terrance Magnuson and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Terrance; siblings, John, infant brother, Millie Jennings, Lorraine Brooks and Joe Brown and sister-in-law, Joan Mosher.

The family would like to thank the staff at 4000 Valley Square for all of their help over the last few years.

*Any memorials may be to the charity of your choice.

Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 2p.m., Monday, Nov. 22, at Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks.