The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., September 29, 1994, page 5

MARGARET M. DUNCAN

     Mrs. Margaret M. Duncan, 82, of Toppenish, passed away September 24, 1994 in Goldendale.
     She was born on July 2, 1912 in Springston, Idaho to William and Nora Vaver.
     Margaret married Tally Duncan in 1927 in Springston. The family moved to Toppenish in 1945. Margaret attended nursing school in Yakima and worked at Central Memorial Hospital in Toppenish for 22 years.
     Margaret was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and an active Red Cross volunteer. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and baking bread.
     She is survived by one daughter, Donna Patterson of Goldendale; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
     Graveside services were held Sept. 28 at the Centerville Cemetery with Pastor Vernon Chase of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating.
     Arrangements were under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., October 6, 1994, page 5

MARGARET M. DUNCAN

     Margaret Maurine Vaver Duncan, 82, passed away September 14, 1994 in Goldendale.
     She was born July 2, 1912 to William and Nora Vaver in the sawmill town of Springston, Idaho where she grew up the fourth child in a family of ten children.
     Margaret married Tolly Duncan in Springston in 1928. For the first 12 years of their marriage, they had no children, and enjoyed traveling all over the continental United States, and even picking cotton in the south.
     Margaret worked as a practical nurse at Central Memorial Hospital in Toppenish during the 1950s and 1960s, both in the obstetrical department and the emergency department. After she retired from nursing, Margaret volunteered many hours to the Red Cross and Adventist Community Services in the Yakima Valley. One of her gifts was the ability to instruct others and in a kindly manner due to her genuine love of people.
     Preceding her in death was her husband Tolly. Due to Margaret's poor health, her daughter's family moved to Goldendale where they could be close to her. She eventually was placed in the Mt. Adams Care Center before her death.
     Margaret is survived by her daughter, Donna and son-in-law, Ralph Patterson of Goldendale; four grandchildren, Teresa, Tammy, Randy and Ronnie, and six great-grandchildren; and the many friends who remember her fondly for her unselfish service to her church and community.
     Graveside services were held September 28 at the Centerville Cemetery with Pastor Vernon Chase of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating.
     Arrangements were under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.

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