Margo M. Lemke

Margo Mary Lemke, 77, a resident of the Town of Empire, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at her residence. She was born April 2, 1938 in Neenah, WI, the only child of Thomas and Mary (LeMieux) Masterson. Margo was a 1956 graduate of St. Mary’s Springs Academy. On September 12, 1959, she married Thomas Lemke in Fond du Lac. They enjoyed 52 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on December 27, 2011. For 19 years, she and Tom operated the Mosquito Hill and DeerFly Falls Railroad at their residence which entertained over 1000 visitors annually. Margo was a model train hobbyist, and served as a volunteer conductor at the Green Bay National Railroad Museum. Margo was a past president of the Elks 57 Auxiliary. She was very proud of her volunteer work with the Historic Galloway House & Village and the Just Fare Market, both in Fond du Lac. Margo was an avid gardener and an accomplished seamstress.



Surviving are her two daughters, Michele (Kent) Fisher of Fond du Lac and their daughter, Halsey; Renee (Todd) Lotter of Kewaskum and their sons, Steven and Kevin; four sons, Kevin (Kerrin) Lemke of Fond du Lac and their son, Tony; Brian Lemke of Oshkosh; Terrence (Anne) Lemke of Fond du Lac and their children, Nicholas (Kate) and Kathlene (Tim); and Patrick (Jill) Lemke of Germantown and their children, Dana and Davis. She is further survived by two sisters-in-law, Adele Lemke and Sue (John) Freund, both of Fond du Lac; her cousin, Rita Eder, of Anchorage, AK, who was a real sister to her; special friends and neighbors, Keith and Theresa (and their daughter Sarah) Amundson and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her sister-in-law, Ann Schaefer.



Visitation for Margo will be on Sunday, May 3, 2015, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, 524 N. Park Ave. in Fond du Lac. Services will be at 4:00 PM at the funeral home on Sunday. Deacon Scott Wiese, cousin to the family, will officiate. Cremation will follow the traditional services. Inurnment of cremated remains will be in the Cross of Calvary Cremation Garden, Calvary Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be directed to the Historic Galloway House & Village c/o Fond du Lac Historical Society, P.O Box 1284, Fond du Lac, WI 54936.



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