Margaret Ann Bednar, 90

Published 7:00 am Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Margaret Ann Bednar, 90, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin.

Margaret Ann Bednar, 90

Margaret was born on June 16, 1929, in Winona, Minnesota, to George and Leona (Grossel) Hoeppner. She graduated from Cathedral High School (Cotter) in 1947 and then attended Winona State University for business and accounting. She worked for Watkins Products for 19 years in accounting. On Sept. 3, 1966, she married Bernard Bednar at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona. After moving to Austin and starting a family, she began working part time at JCPenney in sales. She retired in 1994. She was a member of St. Augustine Church and the St. Elizabeth Unit as well as an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary. In her earlier years, she enjoyed bowling and golfing. She expressed some of her mother’s craftiness through ceramics and other projects. She liked to cook and could often be found watching her “cooking shows” in the afternoons, reading a book, or taking a walk. She enjoyed spending time with friends at the Legion Club, having a “cocktail” and playing a few tickets too. Her family was very important to her. She was very dedicated to sending cards for birthdays and special occasions to everyone she knew. We will all remember her sweet smile and the twinkle in her eye.

Margaret is survived by her children, Jeffrey Bednar (Tara Blom) and Karen Fuerstenberg (Greg Hovland); grandchildren, Tony Fuerstenberg (Katie Reed), Travis and Kirsten Fuerstenberg, Leslie and Troy Peil, Samantha and Zach White, and Michael and Zoe Bednar; great-grandchildren, Kylie, Aubrey, Margaret, Avery and Torryn; good friend, Jerry Fuerstenberg; and lots of relatives and friends that loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard “Buddy”; parents, George and Leona Hoeppner; sister, Dorothy (Jerry) Graf; brothers, Robert Hoeppner, George (Beverly) Hoeppner and Charles (Mary) Hoeppner; in-laws, Stanley and Sylvia Bednar; sister-in-law, Delores (Arthur) Clennon; and great-grandchild, Baby Peil.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin with Father James Steffes officiating. There will be a 5 p.m. Rosary service on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at Mayer Funeral Home, where friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Visitation will continue for one hour before the Mass on Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mayer Funeral Home. Condolences may be left online at www.mayerfh.com.