Koller, Margaret

1912 - 2013  (101 years)    Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Koller, Margaret
  Born	11 Jan 1912	Granville, Putnam, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Feb 2013	Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	24 Feb 2013
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Margaret C. Van den Akker, age 101 (formerly of Appleton) passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 in Hartford, Wisconsin, surrounded by her son David (Diane) Pelton and granddaughter Vicki (Kory) Gehring. Margaret was born to John and Ida (nee Aude) Koller on January 11, 1912, in Granville, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her three sisters Esther, Adelaide, and Betty, and brother Louis. She graduated in 1933 from the University in Urbana- Champaign, IL, with a chemistry degree. Margaret joined The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, in 1938 as the first professional woman chemist. Margaret married Glenn Pelton, a Kimberly-Clark engineer and helped raise his three teen-age children, and had son David Pelton of Slinger, WI. She was a strong supporter of the new hospital built in 1955, currently Appleton Medical Center. There she established the first women organized fundraisers among many other causes that benefitted the life of Appleton. After the deaths of her husbands, Glenn Pelton and second husband, Durwood Guth, Margaret married Johannes Van den Akker, prominent physics professor of the pulp and paper industry. Margaret loved good music, Lawrence University, Bjorklunden in Door County, everything Danish, especially the art of throwing great parties. She often said she lived with an angel on her shoulder and was convinced that an active mind, an open refrigerator, and some good jokes to tell were her gifts in return. A Memorial Service for Margaret will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Appleton (803 W. College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911). Private burial services at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family are appreciated. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on February 24, 2013
  Reference Number	5101
  Person ID	I334701	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family 1	Pelton, Glenn E.,   b. 31 Aug 1892,   d. 29 Nov 1966  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Bef 1942
  Children	1. Pelton, David
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F207670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Guth, Durwood,   b. 30 Dec 1902,   d. 12 Apr 1987  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Aft 1966
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F208158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Vandenakker, Johannes A.,   b. 5 Dec 1904,   d. 2 Feb 1999, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1990
  Marriage Record (Family)	20 Jan 1990
  Name:Johannes A Vandenacker Estimated Birth Year:1905 Age:85 Gender:M (Male) Spouse:Margaret C Koller Spouse's Estimated Birth Year:1912 Spouse's Age:78 Spouse's Gender:F (Female) Marriage Date:20 Jan 1990 Marriage County:Outagamie Certificate Number:002209 Microfilm Roll Number:28
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F212131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  VandenAkker, Margaret (Maiden Name: Koller) Formerly Mrs. Glenn Pelton and formerly Mrs. Durwood Guth