Margaret Halverson

Margaret E. Halverson, 87, of Waukon died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 18 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial was at Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, WI.

Margaret Elaine Halverson was born July 1, 1932 on the family farm in rural Gays Mills, WI, the youngest daughter of Martin and Elsie (Helgeson) Iverson. She was baptized July 31, 1932 and confirmed May 19, 1946 at Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church and graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1950.

April 8, 1952, she married Harold Paul Halverson at Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church, which was also Harold’s 20th birthday. Harold was a cheesemaker so they moved around to several different towns including German Valley, IL and Wadena before settling in Waukon in 1976. Margaret was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and Waukon Golf and Country Club. Margaret enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cross making, reading, and her favorite color was blue. She also liked putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing cards, board games and bingo. She was an avid Green Bay Packers/Iowa Hawkeye fan and in her younger years she loved to bowl and golf. Most of all, Margaret loved being with her family, traveling and wintering in Arizona; she enjoyed her gatherings in Galena, IL with her daughters, sisters and nieces. Some of her favorite things were Eggs Benedict with extra hollandaise sauce, Hardees coffee with a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit, and extra napkins, “of course”.

Survivors include her children: Greg Halverson of Ogden, UT, Cindy (Scott) Butikofer of Cresco, Margie (Leo Heaton) Sommers of Prophetstown, IL, Mary Jo (Russ) Meyer of Waukon and Mark (Robin) Halverson of Frisco, TX; nine grandchildren: Ashley, Bryan and Matthew Halverson, Tina Brown, Aaron (Cindy) Butikofer, Bailey (Tharin) Benson, Nathan Meyer, and Eric “Ryker” and Atlee Laine Halverson; eight great-grandchildren: Emmalee (Jordan) Thompson, Lawson and Aiden Brown, Cole, Kyra and Carver Butikofer, and Henley and Soren Elaine Benson; one great-great-grandchild, Cayson Thompson; two sisters-in-law: Helen Beatty of Viroqua, WI and Mary Jane Yearous of Rome, GA; one brother-in-law, Rollie (Mayda) Halverson of Cottage Grove, WI; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold, in 2009; a son, Eric Albert Halverson, who died in 1987; an infant son, Wayne Martin Halverson, who died in 1955; and one infant brother. Margaret had five older sisters who also all preceded her in death: Gladys Molldrem, Alice Olson, Nora Olson, Evelyn Hoffland and Stella Wee.

Honorary casketbearers were Carmen McCormick, Penny Wheeler, Dawn Blocker-Feaker, Rhonda Helgerson, Sally Christensen, Linda Groe and Linda DeBuhr. Casketbearers were Aaron Butikofer, Tharin Benson, Bryan Halverson, Nathan Meyer, Jordon Thompson, Matthew Halverson, Lawson Brown, Cole Butikofer, Aiden Brown, Carver Butikofer and Ryker Halverson.

Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.