Marguerite Helen Newton Obituary (1910

In Loving Memory OfMarguerite H. Newton Marguerite Helen Newton, of Milford, was born November 16, 1910, near Wausa, in Cedar County, Nebraska, the third child of Frank Charles and Ida Franciscus (Guss) Grothe and died Saturday, February 19, 2005, at the Sunrise Country Manor near Milford at the age of 94 years, 3 months and 3 days. As a young girl, Marguerite moved with her family to Saline County where she later graduated with the Class of 1928 from Friend High School. She furthered her education by attending the University of Nebraska and soon became a school teacher at a one-room school house in Saline and Seward counties as well as near Lexington. One summer she traveled to California in the summer with other schoolteachers to work in the fruit canning plants. After one day in a pear packing plant, she quit to be a private housekeeper. Marguerite later returned to Nebraska and was united in marriage to Frank H. Newton, Jr. on June 15, 1941. Shortly thereafter, she began working as a waitress and cook at Newton's Caf? until it was destroyed on April 25, 1957 by a devastating tornado. Frank later opened an insurance agency in Milford where Marguerite assisted as a bookkeeper. Marguerite was a 75-year member of the United Methodist Church and was currently a member of the Milford United Methodist Church. In 1943, she became a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Blue River Chapter #132 and was a Past Worthy Matron. In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, as well as overseas. In addition, Marguerite loved cooking, dancing and spending time in her garden where raising tomatoes was her specialty. Her family remembers her as being kind, sweet and caring lady. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Sara and Leonard Lautzenhiser, Oxnard, CA, sister-in-law, Melba Newton, Milford, 6 nieces, Donna and Jerry Clark, Camarillo, CA, Lois and Dal NaDal, Oxnard, CA, Sara Lu and Doug Cummings, Leighton, UT, Janet Newton, Milford, Nancy and Bob Corder, Shawnee, KS, Donna and Norman Lewandowski, Rockville, NE, and 4 nephews, Ralph and Shirley Schuster, Colorado Springs, CO, Cliff and Mary Zimmerman, Camarillo, CA, Robert and Lori Schuster, Cleburne, TX, Jim Sehnert, Wrightwood, CA, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Frank Jr. in December of 1998, her brother Charles Grothe, sisters, Chrystal Schuster and Lona Zimmerman, sister-in-law, Nellie Hosic, Jo Newton, brothers-in-law, Lee Newton, Carl Newton, Dick Schuster, Clifford Zimmerman, niece Phyllis Sehnert. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2005, at Milford United Methodist Church with Rev. James Miller and Doug Cummings officiating. Interment is in Blue Mound Cemetery, Milford. Visitation is 9-9 Monday at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford, and 1 hr prior to services at church. Memorials have been established to the OES-Blue River Chapter #132 or to the Milford United Methodist Church. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford, is in charge of arrangements.