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Ms. Margaret A Opp

1919 - 2017

Ms. Margaret A Opp

1919 - 2017

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BORN

1919

DIED

2017

Margaret Opp Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 9, 2017.

Margaret Anna Opp age 97 of Lincoln passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017. She was born on September 24, 1919 in Hazelton, North Dakota to Roland and Anna (Horstmeyer) Austin. She married Reinhold J. Opp on July 2, 1944 in Bismarck, North Dakota. They farmed in Lavonia, North Dakota before moving to Lincoln in 1961. She attended Wilton School of Cake Decorating. Throughout her life she was known for her baking, especially pies for Alice’s Restaurant. She was a member of Piedmont Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Margaret is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Becker (Peter Armijo) of Arizona; Linda (Cordell) Schroeder of Lincoln; Carlovna Saunders of Lincoln; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reinhold; daughter, Carlotta; brothers, Al and Red; sister, Josephine.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the church.

The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Piedmont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Lincoln.

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January 15, 2017

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Brian Austin

January 15, 2017

Some of the best memories of my childhood come from Aunt Margaret, Uncle Reiny, and my Opp "sisters." Whether it was Thanksgiving dinner or a week or two at the old farm west of Hazelton, this city kid never felt more safe or accepted, basking in the warmth and humor of life with the Opps. Since I was the youngest of the Austin boys, the girls seemed to gravitate around me, keeping my brothers at a safe distance and laughing at the goofy things I would say (boys were a unique phenomenon on the farm). Reiney was the gentle giant who ran the farm, a man with a large rolling voice that never instilled fear in a shy 6-year-old boy, and whose humor and 8mm home movies, flickering on the white living room wall, I found fascinating. But Aunt Margaret was the center of it all; she who could calmly soothe any bump, start and finish the day with the best baking imaginable, and know exactly how many peaches a small stomach could handle (eaten while swinging in the hammock outside the kitchen door). My daily life of stress was pleasantly punctuated by this family, particularly by that of my wise and loving aunt, just when I needed it the most. I can count the number of times this family came into my life on my fingers and toes (with some digits left over), but their impact keeps them forever in my thoughts. A better role model I've never found.

-Brian Austin, Mandan, ND