Margaret Lucille Maule

Margaret Lucille Maule, 99, of Turin, Iowa passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at her residence surrounded by family.

A Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2022, at the Goslar Funeral Home Chapel, Onawa, Iowa, with a Celebration of Life Service at 7:00 P.M., with Hospice Chaplain Dale Wolf, officiating. A live stream of the service will be posted to the Goslar Funeral Home website with Margaret’s obituary. Arrangements are under the direction of Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments, Onawa, Iowa.

Margaret Lucille Maule was born on January 20, 1923, in Turin, Iowa, the daughter of William and Ada (Graybill) Hathaway. She started school at Arcola at the age of four and at age 13 received an honorary certificate for winning the spelling bee at Onawa Public Schools. Since there was no local school bus service, Margaret attended the last three years of high school at Basin, Wyoming, where her sister and family lived. There she lettered in cheerleading, music, drama, and was the drum majorette for the marching band. She graduated from Basin High School in 1940.

She married the love of her life, Robert Maule, on April 25, 1941. They lived in Ogden, Utah, for five years where they owned a construction company. They spent the next several years at Barstow, California, where Robert served as a Marine during the Korean Conflict. They returned to the family farm north of Turin when her father retired.

Margaret was a member of the Turin Methodist-Episcopal church and was active in the women’s groups. She was a 4-H leader for over 15 years. She served as Worthy Matron of the Onawa Order of the Eastern Star and was a member of the Past Matrons. She was an excellent cook and seamstress, and was known for remembering special days for her family and friends. She was a very warm and supportive mom and grandma. She looked for the beauty of the sunset almost daily.

Margaret and Bob loved ballroom dancing and shared this activity with many friends. They both enjoyed traveling, gardening, and flower culture. She accompanied Robert as he played organ for residents of 7 regional care centers.

Margaret is survived by her children, Judy (Larry) Maule Sessions, Terry (Jim) Maule Dehn Volberding, Emilie Maule, Scott (Rachel) Maule, and David (Amy) Maule; grandchildren, Ian (Lisa) Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Clint (Cindy) Sessions, Heather (Chris) DeShazo, Brady (Stacy) Dehn, Tera (Ben) Millier, Carson (Molly) Anderson, Alex (Jade) Maule, Kenzie (Renso) Moreno, Matthew Maule, Zach (Jasmine) Maule, Sam Maule, and Sara Maule. She enjoyed numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Will and Ada Hathaway; husband Robert; sister, Ruth Stoelk; brother, William (Bill) Hathaway; son-in-law, Jim Volberding; and grandson, David Sessions.

The family wishes to give a warm thanks to her recent special caregivers and companions; Sandy Beachy, Jerri Beedle, Lisa Evers, Kathy Gries, Myrna Harding, Jean Shattuck, and Connie Halsey. A special thanks is also due to Burgess Physicians and Home Health Staff/Hospice Staff.

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