Obituary for Margaret Jean "Mickey" Plummer (Park)
Margaret Jean Park Plummer, "Mickey"
Nearly ninety-two, Mickey passed peacefully in the early hours of February 9, 2020
Born April 23, 1928 to Edna and David Park in Bemidji, Minnesota, Margaret Jean “Mickey” graduated high school as a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Stephens College and the University of Minnesota, joining the Delta Gamma Sorority where she was introduced to her beloved Sherwin. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, they married in 1951. They raised their three children in Edina, Minnesota and to their dismay, she held many positions in the Edina Public Schools, finally serving as the last person overseeing health insurance for all district employees without the benefit of computers.
Gregarious and friendly, smart and witty, she was an excellent conversationalist and was well known for her humor and contagious laughter that could liven up any room.
An avid knitter, Mickey won many Minnesota State Fair Blue Ribbons. She produced thousands of items, and all had to be perfect before she considered them ready to gift. Her family remains grateful for her lovely afghans, hats, scarves, sweaters, mittens, gloves, and socks.
Preceded in death by Sherwin (2003), she remained steadfast in the belief that they would be reunited.
Mickey is survived by children Cynthia (Richard) Sundberg, David (Lynne) Plummer, and Marcia (Steve) LaValley; grandchildren Adam Plummer (Allison), Collin Plummer (Carolyn), Maxwell Miller (Sonja Cleary), Alex Miller, Angie Miller; great-grandchildren, Lennon and Finnegan Plummer; siblings David Park (Bethesda, MD) and Mary Morton (Bemidji), MN
Also dear to Mickey and mourning her loss are the family of Steve and Kitsie Sundberg, their three children Matthew (Breanne Brandt), Kaitlin (Levi) Lowell and Ada, Anna (John) Helms and Owen; and Andrew Sampson and Laurie Smith.
The family is very grateful for the loving care at Geneva Suites and the care received from the staff at Brighton Hospice.
A small graveside service will be held at Lakewood Cemetery to reunite Mickey and Sherwin in burial.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
www.GILLBROTHERS.com
612 861 6088
Nearly ninety-two, Mickey passed peacefully in the early hours of February 9, 2020
Born April 23, 1928 to Edna and David Park in Bemidji, Minnesota, Margaret Jean “Mickey” graduated high school as a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Stephens College and the University of Minnesota, joining the Delta Gamma Sorority where she was introduced to her beloved Sherwin. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, they married in 1951. They raised their three children in Edina, Minnesota and to their dismay, she held many positions in the Edina Public Schools, finally serving as the last person overseeing health insurance for all district employees without the benefit of computers.
Gregarious and friendly, smart and witty, she was an excellent conversationalist and was well known for her humor and contagious laughter that could liven up any room.
An avid knitter, Mickey won many Minnesota State Fair Blue Ribbons. She produced thousands of items, and all had to be perfect before she considered them ready to gift. Her family remains grateful for her lovely afghans, hats, scarves, sweaters, mittens, gloves, and socks.
Preceded in death by Sherwin (2003), she remained steadfast in the belief that they would be reunited.
Mickey is survived by children Cynthia (Richard) Sundberg, David (Lynne) Plummer, and Marcia (Steve) LaValley; grandchildren Adam Plummer (Allison), Collin Plummer (Carolyn), Maxwell Miller (Sonja Cleary), Alex Miller, Angie Miller; great-grandchildren, Lennon and Finnegan Plummer; siblings David Park (Bethesda, MD) and Mary Morton (Bemidji), MN
Also dear to Mickey and mourning her loss are the family of Steve and Kitsie Sundberg, their three children Matthew (Breanne Brandt), Kaitlin (Levi) Lowell and Ada, Anna (John) Helms and Owen; and Andrew Sampson and Laurie Smith.
The family is very grateful for the loving care at Geneva Suites and the care received from the staff at Brighton Hospice.
A small graveside service will be held at Lakewood Cemetery to reunite Mickey and Sherwin in burial.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
www.GILLBROTHERS.com
612 861 6088