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Margaret C. Thornburg

May 16, 1927 — May 3, 2011

Margaret C. Thornburg
Sheldon, Iowa

Funeral services for Margaret C. Thornburg, 83, of Mt. Airy, Maryland formerly of Sheldon, Iowa who passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville, Maryland.
Graveside Services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 13, 2011 at the East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon. Rev. Cory Flanigan will officiate.
Online memorial condolences may be sent to: vanderploegfunerals.com
Arrangements under the care of Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa.

Margaret C. “Peggy” (Cochran) Thornburg the daughter of Dr. Harry and Pearl (Peterson) Cochran was born May 16, 1927 in Sheldon, Iowa. Margaret attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and later received her Bachelor’s at the University of Iowa. She received her Master’s from Iowa State University in Entomology. She married Harold D. Thornburg in 1952 in Sheldon, Iowa. She taught science in Catholic seminaries. The couple moved to Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has resided in Mt. Airy, Maryland for 30 years. She passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville, Maryland, reaching the age of 83 years, 11 months and 17 days.
Margaret was a member of the Herb Society of America; she loved birds, butterflies, outdoors, and visiting the Iowa Great Lakes every summer.
Margaret is survived by her husband, Harold of Mt. Airy, Maryland; one daughter, Leslie Thornburg of Mt. Airy, Maryland; one grandson, Matthew Thornburg of Mt. Airy, Maryland; other relatives and friends.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Thomas Cochran.
Memorials may be directed to:
The Herb Society of America
9019 Kirtland-Chardon Road
Kirtland, Ohio 44094
www.herbsociety.org
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