1923
Margaret
2008
Margaret Emelie Deprez
October 30, 1923 — March 3, 2008
Margaret Emilie DePrez, 84, a longtime Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth resident and employee of Marshall County Welfare Office, died at her home on Monday morning March 3rd.
She was born in Shelbyville, Indiana on October 30, 1923. She was the daughter of Karl J. DePrez of Shelbyville, Indiana and Mary McDannold Lamb DePrez of New London, Missouri. She had two sisters, Mary Lamb DePrez Harding and Anne Deprez Theobald, both deceased.
Ms. DePrez never married and bore no children. She is survived by six nieces and nephews: Mary Elizabeth Harding Bradly of Skaneateles, New York; Mary Lamb Theobald Palbykin of Tucson, Arizona; Ralph Lyman Harding, III of Freeport, Maine; Peter Michael Theobald of Cincinnati, Ohio; Margaret Anne Harding St. John of Rowayton, Connecticut; and Anne Theobald Ramsey of Middleton, Wisconsin.
Ms. DePrez was a social worker for the Marshall County Welfare Department where she was recognized an as excellent case worker. A strong and independent woman who liked to have fun, she also worked for Eli Lily and Wassons in Indianapolis and General Electric in Shelbyville, Indiana. An accomplished knitter, she parlayed her skill into her own business which she ran as Margaret’s Art Needlework of Shelbyville.
Ms. DePrez has been a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Plymouth for over 30 years. She was a lover of dogs, flowers, and sitting and chatting with friends. She was a lover of opera and was recognized for the big-city refinement and culture she happily brought to a small town. She traveled extensively with trips to Europe, Brazil, Mexico, and Asia.
Ms. DePrez attended Hollins College of Roanoke, Virginia and graduated from DePauw University. She will be missed by her many friends and relatives. A Remembrance Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8th in the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 400 N. Center St., Plymouth. The Rev. Fr. John Schramm will be the Celebrant.
Family and friends are invited to attend a reception immediately following in Sheridan Hall at the church. The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth is assisting with arrangements.
Interment will be in the DePrez family plot located in the forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers Margaret had requested memorial gifts be given to St. Thomas Church or Heritage Preservation Center – Indiana.
She was born in Shelbyville, Indiana on October 30, 1923. She was the daughter of Karl J. DePrez of Shelbyville, Indiana and Mary McDannold Lamb DePrez of New London, Missouri. She had two sisters, Mary Lamb DePrez Harding and Anne Deprez Theobald, both deceased.
Ms. DePrez never married and bore no children. She is survived by six nieces and nephews: Mary Elizabeth Harding Bradly of Skaneateles, New York; Mary Lamb Theobald Palbykin of Tucson, Arizona; Ralph Lyman Harding, III of Freeport, Maine; Peter Michael Theobald of Cincinnati, Ohio; Margaret Anne Harding St. John of Rowayton, Connecticut; and Anne Theobald Ramsey of Middleton, Wisconsin.
Ms. DePrez was a social worker for the Marshall County Welfare Department where she was recognized an as excellent case worker. A strong and independent woman who liked to have fun, she also worked for Eli Lily and Wassons in Indianapolis and General Electric in Shelbyville, Indiana. An accomplished knitter, she parlayed her skill into her own business which she ran as Margaret’s Art Needlework of Shelbyville.
Ms. DePrez has been a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Plymouth for over 30 years. She was a lover of dogs, flowers, and sitting and chatting with friends. She was a lover of opera and was recognized for the big-city refinement and culture she happily brought to a small town. She traveled extensively with trips to Europe, Brazil, Mexico, and Asia.
Ms. DePrez attended Hollins College of Roanoke, Virginia and graduated from DePauw University. She will be missed by her many friends and relatives. A Remembrance Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8th in the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 400 N. Center St., Plymouth. The Rev. Fr. John Schramm will be the Celebrant.
Family and friends are invited to attend a reception immediately following in Sheridan Hall at the church. The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth is assisting with arrangements.
Interment will be in the DePrez family plot located in the forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers Margaret had requested memorial gifts be given to St. Thomas Church or Heritage Preservation Center – Indiana.
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