Margaret “Midge” Ann Newberry, age 92, of Madison, died on Monday morning Sept. 11, 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Margaret was born on August 25, 1925 in North Lancaster Township, Grant County, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Rothe) Novinska. She married Raymond Newberry on April 3, 1948, in Fennimore, WI.
Margaret attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Fennimore and The School of Nursing in Wausau. She and Raymond lived throughout the country and abroad, including Kansas City, Texas, Taiwan, Colorado and Wisconsin. Margaret worked as a registered nurse all her life and was an excellent caregiver who would do anything for anyone; last working at Attic Angels Nursing Home in Madison. Margaret was a devout catholic and enjoyed volunteering at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Middleton. She loved making pies and going on boat rides with family, but her greatest joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren and attending their numerous activities.
Margaret is survived by two sons, five grandchildren and one great-grandson; Daniel (Kim) Newberry of Lodi with sons Gabriel (Marialinda) and their son Gage, and Nicholas, and Joe (Michele) Newberry of Fitchburg with children Tyler, Jeanette and Elizabeth. Margaret is also survived by a sister Virginia Douthit of Denver, CO.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Raymond, seven brothers; Harold, Eugene, Bert, Aloysious, Brother Quinton, Mark and Joe, and three sisters; Elizabeth, Sister Camile and infant Florence.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday Sept. 14, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fennimore with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until the time of service at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall on Thursday morning. The Larson Family Funeral Home of Fennimore is assisting the family and online condolences may be made at larsonfuneralhomes.com.