Margaret B. Rekeweg, 99, a resident of High Lake near Albion and widow of Wilbur D. Rekeweg, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. Rekeweg was born on Feb. 6, 1916, in Ravenna, Neb., a daughter of Frederick and Amanda (Bohn) Stein, and spent her formative years there until the dust bowl forced her family to leave their farm. She moved with her family to Fort Wayne in 1941 and was married in Fort Wayne on Aug. 4, 1945, to Wilbur D. Rekeweg. She and her husband spent much of their adult lives in Woodburn until moving to their lake home in Noble County in 1974.

As a young woman she had been employed as a cook at Concordia Theological Seminary and later worked at General Electric in Fort Wayne. After her marriage she assisted her husband on the family farm, and was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Churubusco and in her leisure time enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing, gardening, and most especially loved and cherished her family.

Mr. Rekeweg preceded her in death on April 4, 2009.

The surviving relatives include her children: Diann (Delart) Tews, New Bloomfield, Mo.; Paul (Nettie) Rekeweg, Woodburn; and Glen (Christine) Rekeweg, Coldwater, Mich.; daughter-in-law: Danni Rekeweg, Fort Wayne; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son: Wayne Rekeweg; sister: Laura Zeller; and by three brothers: Edward Stein, Rudolph Stein; and Alfred Stein.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Churubusco with Pastor Lane Burgland, officiating. The family will receive friends at Sheets and Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco on Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., or at the church one hour prior to the service Saturday afternoon. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Woodburn.

The family requests that memorials be directed to Faith Lutheran Church, Churubusco, or to the donor’s choice.