MARGARET
"MARGIE" MARY CONRAD
Margaret M. (Margie) (nee: Perry)
Conrad, age 83, beloved wife of
Robert Conrad, left this life and
arrived home Sunday, June 8th, 2008.
Born in Toledo July 26th, 1924 to
Anita and Emery Perry, she attended
St. Louis Catholic Grade School and
graduated from Woodward High School.
During
WWII, she took up the cause at home
as one of many Rosie the Riveters,
working at Willys Overland. In 1944
she joined Ohio Bell where she
worked as a telephone operator.
She
met the love of her life at the
Michigan Tavern where they danced
many a dance, not only there, but
also at the Bombshelter. You could
say they glided into each others
arms, across the dance floor and
into a new life together. They were
remarkable dancers, as many will
attest to, and those in themselves
are treasured memories.
In
1948 she married Bob Conrad, her
husband of 60 years, retiring from
Ohio Bell at that time. This happy
marriage was blessed with two
children, at which point Margie
devoted her life to her family,
raising her children. In 1962, she
reentered the workforce and was
employed at Haughton Elevator in
Toledo. During that time, she was
one of the very first Key Punch
Operators at the dawn of the
computer generation in American
business. She eventually became
their Directing Key Punch Operator,
retiring in 1975.
We
are all (family and friends alike)
thankful to have been touched in
some way by this beautiful, gentle,
kind-hearted, loving woman.
Margie
was preceded in death by her
parents: Emery and Anita (Couture)
Perry, brother: Irv Perry: sisters:
Freda Justus, Edna Fitzgerald, Ruth
Kohn, Mildred Perry; and son-in-law:
Tony Ross. Left to treasure her
memory are her husband: Bob Conrad;
son: William Conrad, of San
Francisco, CA; daughter: Cathy Ross;
brother: Jack (Kathy) Miller;
sisters: Dorothy (Gene) Wilcox and
Alice (Louis) Hochradel; many nieces
and nephews; also Pat Connelly,
friend by chance, family by
choice-our angel on this earth.
Family
and friends may call at the Reeb
Funeral Home, 5712 N. Main St.,
Sylvania, on Thursday, June 12th,
2008 from 4:00 PM until 8:00PM,
where a scripture service will be
held at 7:30PM. The Funeral Mass
will be conducted at Gesu Catholic
Church, 2049 Parkside Blvd., Toledo,
on Friday at 11:00 AM with prayers
beginning at the funeral home at
10:15 AM. Interment will follow in
Ottawa Hills
Memorial Park.
"With love and
respect we say not goodbye, but until we meet again."
With grateful hearts
and thanks for their outstanding love, support, and care, we suggest
that any donations be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 30000 E.
River Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551.
