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Margaret Liebrenz, 99, Owatonna

Margaret M. (Simon) Liebrenz passed away, just a few months short of her 100th birthday, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, on May 11, 2022.

Margaret was born in Blooming Prairie on Oct. 17, 1922 to John and Elsie Simon. She attended schools there and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1942. She attended Mankato State College, earning her elementary teaching certificate in 1944. She taught at a number of elementary schools in southern Minnesota, including St. Mary’s Catholic School in Owatonna.

On Aug. 10, 1957 she was united in marriage to Ferdy Liebrenz. They then became permanent residents of Owatonna. Margaret was an active member of Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed playing bridge with card groups in the area.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents John and Elsie Simon, husband Ferdy Liebrenz, brother Adrian Simon, nephew Stephen Pribyl, Kathryn (Pribyl) Geiser, and stepdaughter Mary Joan Fischer.

She is survived by two sisters, Leona Pribyl and Loretta Coughlin, stepdaughters Midge Sluzalis and Judi Schubert, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends may greet the family at Sacred Heart Church, Owatonna, Saturday, May 14 beginning at 9 a.m. Catholic Daughters of the Americas Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery following the service.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial gift to St. Mary’s Catholic School at 730 S. Cedar Ave., Owatonna, MN 55060.

 

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