Margaret M. Smith

Margaret M. Smith, 85, of Mason City, died Monday, January 28, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Health Center.  Upon her wishes her body was cremated and memorial services will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be sent to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Margarets name.Margaret was born in Lashburn, Saskatchewan Canada, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Marlatt) Overbeck.  They moved to Mason City where Margaret graduated from Mason City High School.  She attended Hamilton Business College, graduated, and worked in the County Recorders Office for many years.  Later she worked for and retired from The Federal Land Bank.  She was united in marriage to Virgil McKibben, and they farmed near Clear Lake.  After Virgils health failed, they moved to Mason City where he died.  She later married Maurice Smith. She was a devoted member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason City. She is survived by her sisters, Rhoda Reilly of Tucson, AZ, Pauline Stott and husband Dethlef Carstens of Mason City; nieces, Jo and husband Jay Powell of Mason City, Nancy Burgett and husband Darrill of Edgewood, IA; nephew, Larry Stott and wife Wendy of Waukon, IA, Greg Stott and wife Anita of Savanna, Illinois, Bill Dietrich and wife Barb of Tucson, AZ; many great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Virgil McKibben and Maurice Smith.