Margaret Hilda Anderson, 89, passed away on February 5, 2022 in Endicott, New York.
Margaret was born in Watford, England to Ernest and Jemima (Stenstrom) Venes on July 30, 1932. Margaret was preceded in death by John, her husband of nearly 65 years. She was the proud mother of three sons: Paul, wife Jane, granddaughters Kate and Claire; Stephen, fiancé, Ketevan; and Olin, wife Dianne, granddaughter Lara and grandson Lucas. Margaret is survived by her sister Patricia and brother Ernest, as well as nieces and nephews around the world who remember their aunt with great fondness.
After studying the culinary arts in London, Margaret met John while both were working at Kodak. Showing her generous spirit early in life, Margaret was on hand in 1952, serving survivors and responders following a large train accident in Harrow, London. Margaret and John were married on July 20, 1956 and started a family before emigrating to the United States in 1967. Living in Binghamton, New York, John worked as an aeronautical engineer, and a marketing and sales consultant. Margaret and John moved to Ormond Beach, Florida in the 1980’s for John’s job with General Electric in Daytona Beach and later his own firm in Ormond Beach. Margaret reveled in motherhood, taking care of her “three boys”, often on her own, when John was on one of his many frequent overseas trips. Her sons will always cherish the memories of Margaret’s wonderful dinners, often enjoyed by John’s visiting International clients. During long Winter months in Binghamton, Margaret could often be found sitting at her bay window watching the cars and wildlife go by in the snow.
In later years, Margaret would enjoy taking cruises with John to the Caribbean, but was never happier than when she was together with her entire family. Her sons will remember her many stories about growing up in England during World War II, including her recollections of the many military servicemembers she encountered from all over the world who were billeted near her family’s home. Despite the distances between them, Margaret always remained close to her brother, Ernest, in Christchurch, New Zealand, and her sister, Patricia, in Rockaway Beach, Oregon.
A Requiem Mass will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Blessed Sacrament Church in Vestal, New York on March 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., followed by an interment at Riverhurst Cemetery in Endwell, New York.
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