Margaret Ethel Johnson

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• History: Margaret graduated in May 1945 from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in Home Economics. She graduated from Syracuse University with an M.S. in Library Science. She was employed by the Sauquoit Valley Central School as a Home Economics teacher and later as a School Library Media Specialist.
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 7, living in Winchester, New Hampshire with his parents with her parents.
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living in Winchester, New Hampshire with her parents.; : 17
• Residence: 1951, Sauquoit, Oneida County, New York
• Obituary: Feb 2007; Margaret J. Grubel, 91, passed away on May 15, 2014, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira, NY. She was born on March 30, 1923, in Winchester, N.H., a daughter of the late S. Guy and Elsie Prentice Johnson, and received her primary education at Thayer Academy in Winchester. She furthered her education at the University of New Hampshire, where she received her B.S. Degree, and later earned her Masters Degree at Syracuse University. On July 11, 1948, Margaret and Leonard C. Grubel were united in marriage at the United Church of Winchester, a loving union of almost 29 years until his death on April 7, 1977. Prior to her retirement, Margaret was employed as the Library Media Specialist at Sauquoit Valley Central School for many years. She was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church in Sauquoit, currently Three Steeples Church in Paris, the Upper Mohawk Valley Chapter of the United Nations Association of the U.S., N.Y. Retired Teachers, the Community Club of Sauquoit, the Town of Paris Historical Society, the Order of the Eastern Star, Kings Daughters and Sons, was a Kappa Delta Sister and a Literacy Volunteer, and was instrumental in the formation of the Mohawk Valley Learning In Retirement (MVLIR) at S.U.N.Y. IT. Margaret is survived by her daughters, the Rev. Dr. Betsey and Michael Crimmins, of Elmira, NY, and Cynthia J. and Daniel Anderson, of Pomfret, MD; her son, Robert L. Grubel and Sandy Burg, of Floyd, VA; her grandchildren, Amy Avery-Grubel, Dolphin and Mike Thalhauser, Dr. Sarah Crimmins and husband, Dr. Douglas Orbaker, Abigail Crimmins, Rebecca Crimmins, Megan Anderson, Lauren Anderson and Jesse Anderson; her great-grandson, Fisher Thalhauser; her sister, Mary L. Johnson, of Winchester, NH; her brother, Dr. William L. Johnson, of Dummerston, VT; her sister-in-law, Mary E. Johnson, of Winchester; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her brother, Stephen P. Johnson. A celebration of Margaret's life will take place on Sunday, May 18, at 4:00 at Three Steeples Church, 2817 Old State Rt. 12. Her family will greet attendees at the conclusion of the service. Interment in Crown Hill Memorial Park will be at the convenience of the family. In Margaret's memory, please consider donations to either Three Steeples Church, 335 Putnam St., Waterville, NY 13480 or Spring Farm Cares (www.springfarmcares.org), 3364 State Rt. 12, Clinton, NY 13323. Arrangements are with the Smith Funeral Home, Sauquoit. To view Margaret's online memorial, please go to: www.smith-funeralhome.com Published in The Observer-Dispatch from May 16 to May 17, 2014

Margaret married Major Leonard Christian Grubel on 11 Jul 1948 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Leonard (son of Fredrick Peter Grubel and Lillian Belle Traxel) was born on 23 Apr 1913 in West Leyden, Lewis County, New York; died on 7 Apr 1977 in Utica, Oneida County, New York; was buried on 9 Apr 1977 in Crown Hill Memorial Park, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married M. Jayn Storrs Avery [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Betsey married Michael Joseph Crimmins [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cynthia married Daniel Charles Anderson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Douglas Andrew Orbaker, PhD [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]