Born Feb. 9, 1944
Cleveland, Ohio
Died April 20, 2024
Richford, Vermont
Details of services
A mass of Christian Burial in Margaret’s honor will be held at Christ the King Church at 3001 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee at 10 am on Friday, June 21. In keeping with her wishes, smaller events to celebrate her life will be held by her daughters in California, Florida, Vermont, and Denmark in the future.
Margaret Anne Nourse, (aged 80), a resident of Richford, Vermont, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2024 after a brief illness. All four of her beloved daughters were with her in her final days.
Margaret was affectionately known as Marge, Margie, or Maggie by the many who loved her. She was playful, kind, generous, and sometimes downright silly and made friends everywhere she went. Marge loved her family and her faith, and also enjoyed antiques, animals, travel, Patsy Kline, donuts, and playing games with her grandchildren.
Margaret was a quiet (but fierce) trailblazer throughout her life – the first woman to go to college in her family; an entrepreneur and “creative” starting in the mid-1970s; and a single Mom who persevered while raising four girls on her own. Margaret was a strong advocate for her daughters and she took great pride in their success and happiness. She was resilient and tenacious, staying joyful despite the many challenges she faced and overcame in her life.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Margaret and her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee when she was a young girl. She spent the remainder of her childhood in Nashville, and graduated from St. Bernard Academy before earning her degree in education from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. Margie left teaching to focus on raising her four girls and then returned to professional work by starting her own business. During her adult life, she lived in eight different states and traveled extensively to visit her children and grandchildren.
“Grandma Marge” spent the last decade of her life living in Vermont, where she developed a close relationship with her youngest grandchild, Henry, and made innumerable friends in Huntington, Burlington, and Richford. During the last phase of her life, she continued her trailblazing and won an award for her community service as the liaison between St. Michael’s College and the residents of St. Joseph’s Home in Burlington. In her last two years, Maggie was surrounded by the love and care of the remarkable staff at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford.
Margaret leaves behind her four daughters: Mo Eppley (Lance Eppley), Colleen Delaney, Alyne Delaney, and Patti Delaney (Dean Menke); six grandchildren: Hamilton, Aidan, and Keiran Miller, Léo and Matteo Rivera, and Henry Menke; grand fur babies, siblings Bill (Pat) Nourse; Connie Parr; Kathy Nourse, many nieces, nephews, and cousins; dear friends Kathy Caylor, Terry Lonergan, and Carole Rollins and a legion of friends in Vermont, California, Florida, Texas, and Denmark.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to an organization that brings joy to animals or people. You might consider: Friends of Strays in St. Petersburg, FL (https://www.friendsofstrays.org/support-fos,birthdays-memorials-and-tributes) or donations to the resident activity fund at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford, VT (https://www.avemariacare.com/)
Read the story on VTDigger here: Margaret Anne Nourse.