Margaret B. Possin, age 87 of New Richland, died on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the New Richland Care Center.

Born at her family’s home in St. Mary Township, Waseca County, MN on March 17, 1924, Margaret was the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Wobschall) Ross.  Growing up she attended country school in Waseca County.  On June 24, 1942, Margaret was united in marriage to Vern Carl Possin at the Wilton Trinity Lutheran Church.  She lived and farmed in Wilton and Byron Townships for most of her life, and moved into the New Richland Care Center in October of 2008.  She liked to play bingo and roll dice, and enjoyed gardening, canning, and cooking.  She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, playing games and working puzzles.  Margaret was a member of the Busy Bee Home Extension Club, and was quite active with her First Lutheran Church congregation in Waldorf.

Margaret is survived by three children, Richard (Sharon) Possin of New Richland, Mary (Erland) Karlstad of Rochester, and Barbara (Richard) Myhre also of Rochester.  She is also survived by seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild; three siblings, Helen Roe of Waseca, Norma Seifert of Elysian, and Dale Ross of Walker; and two sisters-in-law, Bonnie Ross and Ruth Ross both of Waseca.  She was preceded in death by two brothers, Orville and Edward Ross; and three sisters, Hazel Schoenfeld, Ethel Krueger, and Lorraine Halverson.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Kinder-Dennis Home for Funerals in Waseca.

Funeral services, officiated by Rev. Michael Mathews will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Waldorf.  One hour of visitation will be held before the service at the church on Wednesday.  Interment will follow at First Lutheran Cemetery in Waldorf.