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MARGARET MARY WAIT CONANT CSJ

1924 - 2021

MARGARET MARY WAIT CONANT CSJ obituary, 1924-2021, Boston, MN

BORN

1924

DIED

2021

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

MARGARET CONANT Obituary

CONANT, Margaret Mary Wait CSJC Age 96, born August 3, 1924, to Albert J. Wait, Sr. and Margaret (Mahoney) Wait. Education: honors graduate from St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, MA, Regis College, and Simmons University. Memberships: VFW Auxiliary, AAUW, Consociates of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. Work: Librarian at Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Cambridge Public Library, Saint Catherine University (Professor Emeritus). Margaret was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Kenneth, Jr.; parents; siblings Albert (her twin), Lillian, and Francis; grandchildren, Jonathan and Hillary Conant. She is survived by sister, Letitia McGrath; children Kenneth (Amy), Ann (Todd) DeMarais, Mariah (FKA Peggy) Forrest (Darwin Frankenhoff), Jeanne Conant, and Rob (Geri) Conant; fifteen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, and other cousins. Memorials to Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Annunciation Church, or any Veteran's organization. Her Service will be live streamed at The Church of Annunciation's Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/annunciationmsp/ on Fri., Jan. 29th at 11:00 a.m. (CST). www.gillbrothers.com MINNEAPOLIS, MN 612-861-6088

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, 2021.

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Boyd Koehler

March 23, 2025

Jeannie: How wonderful to hear from you! Let's talk
soon if you care to. Send me phone number if
you would so we can connect. Boyd

Jeannie Conant

March 22, 2025

Dear Boyd, we remember you as one of the friends of our Mom, Margaret! She always spoke highly of you, and she loved it when you were able to get together! Thank you for your condolences from all the Conant´s. She was 96 when she
left us in January of 2021, and she was praying as she went to Eternal Life!

Boyd Koehler

March 21, 2025

Family of Margaret Conant: Belated condolences
on Margaret's passing. Margaret was a beloved
friend and fellow librarian for many decades.
Easily the most Christ-like person I've ever known.
I will treasure her friendship and character for
life. Love, Boyd Koehler, professor emeritus,
Augsburg University, Minneapolis

Jeanne Conant

January 17, 2022

It has been a year since my Mom died. I still miss her. I especially miss her when I need information I know she knows- like who's in old family pictures, and other information that can't be found on Google! She was the loveliest person I know.

Jeanne Conant

February 15, 2021

Thank you for your kind messages. Mom was wonderful! Generous, gracious, witty, and fun loving!

Tim Figge

February 4, 2021

Our condolences Ken.
Tim Figge STA 1970

Maureen O'Dougherty

February 1, 2021

My sympathies to Margaret's children. I have such fond memories of her and of playing in the lovely yard across the street from my home. Mariah Forrest, I'm grateful we have been in touch. Ann and Jeanne, my best wishes. Maureen (Renie)

Dr Patrick ODougherty

February 1, 2021

Margaret Conant is a Catholic pillar of Annunciation Parish in Minneapolis. When I think of research librarians I think of Margaret Conant who was a librarian at St Catherine´s College in St Paul. Margaret Conant had a twinkle in her Irish eye and a kind memory for all her friends and family. Cheers to the Conant family from Poe´s Tavern on Sullivan´s Island, Charleston, SC.

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Bob, Carol, Hannah and Cooper

Sent Flowers

January 24, 2021

Mrs, Conant was so lovely and our mother adored her. May her memory be a blessing.
Jane Hendrix

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