Margaret Louise Ebeling

December 5, 1918 - January 15, 2017

Margaret Louise Ebeling, 98, of Mason City, IA died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Good Shepherd Health Center. A visitation will be held from 4-6 pm with a 5:30 pm Scripture Service on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd St SE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Epiphany Parish St. Joseph Church. Interment will follow at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Margaret was born on December 5, 1918 near St. Ansgar, IA on a farm to Vern and Mabel (Basford) Warrington. She attended country school and graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1936. Margaret then went on to attend 1 year of Hamilton Business College. She then worked for McMullin Company as a secretary. On April 28, 1942 Margaret was united in marriage to Joseph Ebeling of Mason City at Holy Family Catholic Church. To their union two children were born and Margaret became a homemaker but helped out at Ebeling Meat Market when needed. She was very active in Girl Scouts as a Girl Scout Leader and Brownie Leader. Margaret was also active in the church; she was on the committee to furnish the new Convent at St. Joe in 1965. In her free time she enjoyed: knitting, sewing, cooking or baking and reading. Above all else, Margaret loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She liked to visit with her family and friends. Those left to cherish her memory include children, Jody (Dean) Yezek and James (Cindy) Ebeling; grandchildren: Jeffrey Ebeling, Mike (Heather) Yezek and Peter Yezek and great-grandchildren: Drake Ebeling, Evan Ebeling, Joseph Yezek, Matt Yezek and Sam Thompson-Yezek. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vern and Mabel Warrington; siblings: Marilyn (Harold) Erbe, Jacquelyn Warrington, Kenneth (Virginia) Warrington, Gerald (Emma) Warrington, Clifford Warrington, Orville Warrington; granddaughter, Kelly Jo Ebeling and 3 nieces and 4 nephews. Online condolences may be left at www.fullertonfh.com Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd St SE, Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-8676