Obituary of Margaret Mann

Margaret "Peggy" Mann, age 84, of Marion, OH and formerly of Yankton, SD passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Marion General Hospital, Marion, OH. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, with Rev. Molly Carlson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories, Yankton, SD. Visitations will begin at 5:00 PM, Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with the family present at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour to the service at the funeral home. Margaret (Peggy) Mann was born in Tyndall SD Nov 1, 1929 to Martha (Plumb) and Merle Leyden. She graduated from Tyndall High School in 1946 then married her high school sweetheart Emil Bame in 1947. Peggy and Emil had three children Marsha (Bame) Schaefer, Camp Verde AZ; Gary Bame (deceased) and Greg Bame, Marion OH. Peggy had 6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Peggy was widowed in 1972 with the loss of her husband Emil and remarried in 1989 to Leland (Buzz) Mann and became step-mother to Kris (Mann) Lawler and Michael Mann. She was also preceded in death by her sister Muriel and one brother James. Peggy enjoyed a busy life working and retiring from Yankton Public School business office and part time jobs with Gurney's Seed and JC Penney and enjoyed bowling and gardening. Peggy and Buzz lived in New Braunfels TX before returning to Yankton where they were very busy in various civic and church organizations. Buzz passed in 2011 and Peggy moved to Marion OH with her youngest son Greg and his wife Annette until her passing. While in Marion Peggy lived at Primrose assisted living center.