Margaret Siegenthaler

1917 - 2018

Margaret (Hughes) Siegenthaler 1917 - 2018
HOLLAND PATENT- Margaret (Hughes) Siegenthaler, 100, of Holland Patent, peacefully passed on to be with the Lord on January 13, 2018, at Faxton-St. Luke's Health Care, with her family beside her.
She was born on March 3, 1917, in Utica, NY, the daughter of Rees and Margaret Hughes.
She graduated from Holland Patent High School in 1934 and Syracuse University School of Nursing as a registered nurse, and continued on to earn her Bachelor's degree in Nursing. She was the first school nurse at West Canada School from 1939 to 1943, and also served as school nurse at Whitesboro School from 1943 to 1945.
She enlisted in the US Army Nursing Corps in 1945 and served as a Second Lieutenant at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC. In 1947, she became school nurse at the Holland Patent Central School and served in that role until retiring in 1972.
She married Harold Siegenthaler in November of 1954. They had twin boys, David and John, in 1956.
She remained active in retirement, including swimming at the Holland Patent High School pool until 89 years old.
Margaret was predeceased by husband, Harold, in 1978; sister, Elizabeth, in1997; and son, David, in 2009.
She is survived by son, John and Joyce Siegenthaler, of Holland Patent; daughter-in-law, Patti Siegenthaler, of Verona; grandchildren, Michael, Matthew and Kevin Siegenthaler, of Verona, NY, Dale and Meredith Siegenthaler, of Ephrata, PA, Christopher and Kathryn Siegenthaler, of Troy, NY, and Heidi and Andrew Jones, of Delanson, NY; and great-grandchildren, Claire, Gabriel, Nathaniel, Samuel, James and Adam, of Ephrata, PA, and Jacob and Violet Siegenthaler, of Troy, NY.
Margaret was a member of the Holland Patent First Presbyterian Church and Mappa Salma Chapter of The Eastern Star.
Her family wishes to thank the staff at Eastern Star Nursing Home in Oriskany for their kindness and loving care of Margaret. Special thanks to Christine McGlynn for her love and encouragement.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018, at 3:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Holland Patent, 7835 Church St., in Holland Patent, with Pastor Susan Solomon officiating. Family and friends are invited to call at the Presbyterian Church, one hour prior to the service, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Interment will be private in Crown Hill Memorial Park.
For those who wish, please consider the Holland Patent Presbyterian Church, PO Box 303, Holland Patent, NY 13354, or the Eastern Star Home Recreation Fund, PO Box 959, Oriskany, NY 13424, in her memory. Envelopes will be available at the memorial services.
Arrangements are with the Dimbleby Funeral Homes, Forty Main St., in Whitesboro.
For online expressions of sympathy, please go to www.dimblebyfh.com.