Margareta Douglas

Margareta Douglas

Countess Margareta C.H. Douglas, 85, of Charlottesville, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at her home.

She was born November 4, 1924, in Stockholm, Sweden, the daughter of the late Major General Axel Lagerfelt and Stina von StockenstrÂ"m. She was predeceased by her husband, Count G. Archibald Douglas.

She graduated from Cathedral School, LinkÂ"ping 1944, was a member of the Contemporary Club of Albemarle, Charlottesville, Virginia, the Sulgrave Club, Washington, D.C., Swedish State Lutheran Church, Sweden, Vice President of American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York, and Board of Directors Hasselfors Bruk, Incorporated, Sweden.

Survivors include her children, Saroja Louise Douglas of Queens, New York, C.A. Archibald Douglas and his wife, Walburga H. Douglas, of Ekensholm, Sweden, and Richard M. Douglas and his wife, Katherine S. Douglas, of Charlottesville, Virginia; three grandchildren, Anna C.U. Douglas of New York, New York, Madeleine A.P. Douglas of Palo Alto, California, and Mauritz O.W. Douglas of Ekensholm, Sweden.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2010, at Christ Episcopal Church, with the Reverend Paul Walker officiating. Interment will be in Vreta Kloster, LinkÂ"ping, Sweden at a later date. Following the funeral, the family will have a reception at Meade Hall.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen of Charlottesville, 207 Ridge Street, P.O. Box 296, Charlottesville, VA 22902.

Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.