Margaret Schubert

Margaret Theresa Schubert, 93 passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 28, 2019 at the Mille Lacs Long Term Care facility in Onamia, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Sacred Heart Church, 225 2nd St W, Wahkon, MN. With Father Jerry Schik, osc officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wahkon, MN and 1 hr. prior to Mass on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia. Margaret Theresa Schubert was born on January 27, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Mary Margaret (Ruschoff) and Maxim Peter Berthiaume, the sixth of nine children. Margaret grew up on a farm near Plymouth, Minnesota during the Great Depression where she learned the value of hard work and the importance of family. She graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1944, and spent time right after high school caring for her terminally ill mother and younger siblings. After World War II, she was employed at Honeywell in the payroll department. Margaret lived in an apartment in Minneapolis with her sister Helen, next door to Mary and Alice Schubert. The pairs of sisters became friends and eventually Mary and Alice introduced Margaret to their brother, Leonard. On September 27, 1952 they were united in marriage in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leonard and Margaret began their married life by purchasing a house and land in Wahkon, MN next to the Schubert dairy farm where they farmed with Leonard’s two brothers for 40 years. Margaret and Leonard enjoyed a long and happy marriage of 65 years until Leonard's death on December 13, 2017. Throughout her life, Margaret was an active homemaker who managed two large vegetable gardens, from which she canned and froze vegetables for the family. She also dedicated her time to various community organizations including Isle Harbor Study Club, Sacred Heart Church Ladies Guild, Isle Lioness Club, Christian Women's Club, Isle High School Band Boosters and the local food shelf. Most importantly Margaret was a wonderful mother and wife and had a loving presence and a strong Catholic faith. She enjoyed spending time with family above all else and hosted many weeks in the summer with grandchildren. She looked forward to every deer hunting season when she had a house full of hunters to feed. Her apple pie and Rice Krispie bars were favorites at every family get together. Margaret was the family's oral historian and loved telling stories of her childhood and the antics of her children and grandchildren. Margaret will be greatly missed by all. Margaret is survived by her children, Raydene (Bradley) Hammerberg of St. Cloud, LeAnne Schubert of Onamia, Jerome (Natalie) Schubert of Rice, Thomas (Janine) Schubert of Byron and Daniel Schubert of Eden Prairie; brothers, Eugene Berthiaume and Max Berthiaume; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings: Leona Eastman, Frank Berthiaume, Clarence Berthiaume, Richard Berthiaume, Mary Lou Berg, and Helen Carey. A heartfelt thank you to the Mille Lacs Long Term Care Unit staff, Dr. Patti Hook, and the close neighbors of the Schubert family for their continued kindness and support.

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Margaret Schubert

January 27, 1926 - March 28, 2019