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Margaret Pitcher Obituary
Margaret Gilsdorf 1922 - 2014
Margaret Mary Gilsdorf Pitcher of Pflugerville, TX passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014. The third of seven children, she was born to Lillian Thiel Gilsdorf and Arnold J. Gilsdorf on July 26, 1922, in Toledo, Ohio. Born deaf in one ear, she never allowed her physical challenge to impede her dream of a nursing career. She graduated from the St. Vincent School of Nursing in 1946, and dedicated her life to that profession until her retirement in 1984. In 1948, she married James B. Pitcher. They raised five children together and moved the family from Toledo to Beaumont, TX in 1970. Margaret moved to Pflugerville, TX to be closer to family in 2007. She greatly enjoyed music, playing the piano, violin, mandolin, and handbells. As a woman of faith, Margaret prayed daily and above all loved to pray the rosary. She was devoted to her faith and was prepared for God's call home.
Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James and both parents, Lillian and Arnold. She is survived by daughters, Susan Pitcher of Toledo, Ohio and Barbara Canzonetta (David) of Pflugerville, TX; sons, James M. Pitcher of Wilmer, TX, Matthew D. Pitcher of Houston, TX, and Richard M. Pitcher of Chappell Hill, TX; grandchildren, Amy, Sarah, Emily, David, Andrew Pitcher (Elizabeth), and David and Sarah Canzonetta. She is also survived by her sister, Sr. Joan Ann Gilsdorf, OSF; brother, Vernon Gilsdorf; brother-in-law, Robert Pitcher (Bernadean); sister-in-law, Ann Pitcher, and many nieces and nephews.
The family wished to express their gratitude to those who cared for Margaret at University Village Memory Care in Round Rock, TX.
Visitation will be Tuesday, August 19, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Beck Funeral Home, 4765 Priem Lane, Pflugerville, TX. Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 20, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church, Austin, TX. Graveside Service will occur at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, TX Friday, August 22, at 11:00 a.m.
Arrangements under direction of Beck Funeral Home, (512) 251-3500.
www.beckchapels.com
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Jane (Szanca) Havens
August 19, 2014
I was a St. Vincent classmate of Margaret, and remember her well. There are far to few of us left.
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