Margaret Ashworth

Margaret R. Ashworth, 89, of Rochester, MN died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Saint Marys Hospital. Margaret Ruth Tellekson was born February 24, 1929 in Watertown, SD to Theodore and Ruth (Bucholz) Tellekson. At an early age, the family moved to Oshkosh, WI. She graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1947. In 1950 she graduated from the Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, MN. In 1954 she accepted a position with an oil company in Talara Peru. Margaret met her future husband, Edwin Ashworth, who was a Geologist working for the same company. The couple was united in marriage on January 28, 1956 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, WI. They returned to Peru and were later transferred to Guatemala. In 1964, they came back to the United States to raise their children, locating in Tiffin, OH. Margaret returned to nursing when the children started school and earned her BA from Heidelberg College in Tiffin in 1976. She continued to enjoy traveling, golf, book club, friends and family. She was active in her church and volunteered with the Red Cross for Blood Drives and at the Migrant Clinics. She moved to Shorewood Senior Campus in Rochester in 2003. She is survived by her children, Ann E. (Michael) Nepstad of Byron, MN, Robert E. (Jeanne) Ashworth of OH; six grandchildren; one brother and dear nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin in 1995; her parents, three brothers; one sister and one granddaughter. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home in Oshkosh, WI (402 Waugoo Avenue). Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Oshkosh, WI. Memorials can be directed to LeadaChild.org 13505 South Murlen Suite 105 #331 Olathe, KS 66062-1600 Arrangements are being handled by Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes 5421 Royal Place NW Rochester, MN 55901 (507) 289-3600 To leave a special memory or condolence please visit www.ranfranzandvinefh.com