DODGE, Margaret E. (Nesje) 1926-2022

DODGE, NESJE, GAY, BROWNING, BIRDSALL

Posted By: Karen Feldt Robertson (email)
Date: 4/26/2024 at 13:51:57

Margaret E. Dodge, 96, of Mason City, Iowa passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022. A funeral service will be held May 11, 2022 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City. Interment will be held at the First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar. Memorials may be directed to Alzheimer's Research.

Margaret E. Dodge was born on August 16, 1926, in Mason City to parents Rasmus and Anna (Flo) Nesje. Margaret grew up in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School. Margaret worked for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and did so for 11 years. Margaret and Alan Dodge were united in marriage on December 4, 1961, and together they raised their 6 children.

Especialyl known for her famous chocolate chip cookies and her delicious homemade cinnamon rolls. Margaret had a deep-seeded love and faith in her Lord and Savior.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, David (Rita) Dodge of Duncan, SC, and her three daughters, Vickie (Tom) Gay of Wyoming, Jane (Tim) Browning of Brainerd, MN and Julie (Tom) Birdsall of Mason City. Margaret and Alan were blessed with 18 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, Alan Dodge and her two sons, Mark Dodge and John Dodge and four sisters and two brothers. May her memory be eternal.

Date of Birth August 16, 1926
Date of Death May 4, 2022
Burial First Lutheran Cemetery St. Ansgar, Iowa