Margaret Kollmar, 96

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Margaret was born at Piniele, MT in Carter County on May 10, 1921 to Roy and Florence Davis. She was the oldest of 5 children.

The family moved to different locations in the next few years spending the most time in Deadwood, SD where the rest of her brothers and sisters were born. Margaret attended grade school in Deadwood and often talked about growing up there.

As a teenager she worked as a mica cutter in Custer for a time. In her mid-teens the family moved to southern Tripp County after her dad was discharged from his WWII duties. While in Tripp County she met Kenneth Kollmar. After they courted for a time they were married Sept. 15, 1952, in Gregory, SD. Three children were born to this union, Patricia, Kenneth, and Vola.

After many years of farming and ranching in the Clearfield/Millboro area Kenneth passed away in 1987.

Margaret moved to Winner with her daughter Vola and then to Madison and Watertown, SD and then back to Winner where she lived in Lamro Apartments for 15 years until the time of her death.

She was a long time member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Colome Legion.

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