Margaret Freeman Stoddard Margaret Freeman Stoddard, of Mumford, died April 11, 2001 after a long illness at the age of 88. She died in Adrian, MI, where she had been staying with her granddaughter. She leaves 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Mrs. John (Betsy) Papcun, Port Clinton, OH, and Mrs. John (Judy) Ball, Caledonia; 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild; her sister, Mary Zimmerman, LeRoy; brother, Donald Freeman, Tonawanda, NY, several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband, Charles Stoddard, her brothers, Eugene, Robert, John L. and Herbert, and one great-granddaughter. Margaret was born January 18, 1913 in Wheatland, the daughter of John L. Freeman and Eva Yawman. She worked in the Mumford Library for many years and was employed as a proofreader at Specialized Printed Forms in Caledonia. She had attended college in Geneseo. A member of St. Columba-St. Patrick parish, she was a member of the Rosary Society of the church. Friends called Tuesday 2-4, 7-9 pm at the Alhart Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass was held on Wednesday at 11:00 am at St. Columba Church. Interment at Mumford Rural Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mumford Library or the Caledonia Ambulance Service.
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