Dedicated wife and mother Margaret June Fuesler, 94, passed away August 31 at a local care facility after a long illness. That date fell a year and one month following the death of Dr. Donald A. Fuesler, her beloved husband of 74 years. (They are pictured here on their 70th anniversary in 2016.)

Margaret was born July 9, 1927 in Norfolk, Nebraska, to Robin and Marian (White) Ralston and was the youngest of five children. (All four siblings have preceded her in death.) She attended local schools and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1945.

Margaret and Don became engaged in 1945 after he was discharged from the U.S. Army, and they were married in 1946, just before he enrolled as an undergraduate at the University of Omaha. Margaret later worked for a radiologist while he was attending medical school at the University of Nebraska.

Following Don's graduation, the couple moved to Portland, Oregon, where he completed his residency. They then moved to Longview during the early 1950s. Margaret patiently accepted his frequently having to leave the house evenings and weekends when his services were needed.

During spring breaks, the family often went to the island of Oahu, Hawaii. After Don retired, the couple enjoyed going on cruises and traveling overseas.

Daughter Margretchen Fuesler remembers her mother as "an impeccable dresser and a very kind and loving person" who loved hosting parties at home, especially during the Christmas season. A voracious reader, she would read as many as four or five books a week. She also enjoyed needle point and playing bridge and was a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Cowlitz Medical Society, PEO, the Women's Century Club, the Junior Service League, and the Longview Country Club.

Survivors include daughters Margretchen Fuesler of Longview and Juliana Fuesler of Maple Valley, Washington, and son Thomas Fuesler (Susan) of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania.

Donations in honor of Margaret can be made to Community Home and Health Hospice in Longview or to the Donald and Margaret Fuesler Foundation through the Foundation for Southwest Washington, 610 Esther St., Suite 201, Vancouver, WA 98660. Arrangements are by Green Hills Northwest Crematory.

A joint memorial celebration of Margaret and Don's lives will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 6, at the Longview Country Club.

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Published by The Daily News on Nov. 3, 2021.

Memories and Condolences
for Margaret Fuesler

2 Entries

Mary Ann (Anshutz) Whitten

May 23, 2022

I saw Mrs. Fuesler´s notice of her passing and also where her beloved husband Dr. Fuesler had passed a year and a few months before!
It just touched my heart so much. Dr. Fuesler was our family doctor for our entire family as we were growing up. My Dad was going to school to become an electrician, working a job, raising chickens, had a milk cow, had a garden and five children. Dr. Clarke was Moms OBGyn and delivered all of us, then my own children. But your Dad, Dr. Fuesler was our family Doctor our entire lives. We all thought the world of him. Later I joined the Air Force and married a Pilot who retired as an Aviation Battalion Commander. I´ve told so many people about how blessed we were to have truly caring Doctors in our life. Seeing your parents together so happy and so young looking, just made me happy too. Knowing they lived full lived together filled my heart with so much joy.

I can´t wait to share the news of their long marriage. What a blessing they both were to you and to the community.

I still miss my doctor! If only they made them like Dr. Fuesler!!!
What a beautiful couple.
I´m so grateful I saw your Moms name and just knew she was the bride of one of the best Doctors ever.

Prayers for you, I know you miss them. I hope knowing how much they touched other peoples lives, eases your pain a little.
My Mom & Dad are both gone now too. We know we´ll see them again one day.

God Bless
Mary Ann Whitten
Previously Kelso
1950-1972
Now Bend, OR

Eva and Charles (parsons)diseth

November 5, 2021

We want to send our sympathy to you three children of Dr don Fuesler and margaret his loving wife.. they be miss by all as our memories are of him as our complete families doctors (our mother Doris Parsons) working for dr. Fuesler. Such a loving careing parents. We would have love to attend the gathering but we now live in Yorba Linda,Ca. Love to you all. Chuck and eva

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