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Margaret Helen "Marge" Palmer[1, 2]  1924 - 2008

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• Nickname	Marge
  Birth	26 Oct 1924	Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Graduation	1943	Alamo Heights High School, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [3]
  Occupation	From 1953 to 1983	Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [3]
  	a secretary with the Army Reserves
  Reference Number	10+7+
  Died	3 Jul 2008	San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [4]
  Buried	7 Jul 2008	Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I3925	Wendel Voigt's Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2008
  Father	James B. Palmer
  Mother	Margaret E. McStravick
  Family ID	F1667	Group Sheet
  Family	Raymond Clyde "Ray" Eckermann
  Children	1. Raymond Bayard "Rick" Eckermann   2. Robert Wayne Eckermann   3. Charles Norman Eckermann,   b. 8 Aug 1953, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas ,   d. DECEASED   4. Janet Lynne Eckermann,   b. 5 Nov 1958, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas ,   d. 30 Dec 2000, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
  Family ID	F992	Group Sheet

• Event Map		Event Occupation - a secretary with the Army Reserves - From 1953 to 1983 - Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas Died - 3 Jul 2008 - San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	= Address   = Location   = City/Town   = County/Shire   = State/Province   = Country   = Not Set




• Photos		Margaret Helen Palmer Eckermann

• Sources

  [S538] Family Information from Raymond "Rick" Eckermann, Raymond "Rick" Eckermann, San Antonio, Texas, [Eckermann p. 49], 11 Oct 1997. [S537] Family Information from Raymond "Ray" Eckermann, Raymond Eckermann, San Antonio, Texas, [Eckermann p. 126], 24 Feb 1999. [S857] Obituary of Margaret H. Eckermann, (San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, 06 Jul 2008,), [Eckermann p. 355], 6 Aug 2008. [S857] Obituary of Margaret H. Eckermann, (San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, 06 Jul 2008,), [Eckermann p. 355], 6 Aug 2008. Margaret Marge Helen (Palmer) Eckermann went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 3, 2008 at the age of 83. Marge graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1943 and attended Business College, graduating as a stenographer. She worked at Fort Sam Houston as a secretary with the Army Reserves for thirty years, retiring in 1983. During her years of service, she and her husband Ray were Directors of the Adult Department at Trinity Baptist Church where they were members since 1955. She was the State President of the Texas Rural Carriers Auxiliary from 1976-1977. During this time, she raised two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, James B. Palmer and Margaret McStravick; daughter, Janet Lynn (Eckermann) Buendia; and son, Charles Norman Eckermann. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Raymond Ray Clyde Eckermann; son, Raymond Bayard Eckermann and wife Suzana (Koehn), and son, Robert Wayne Eckermann and wife Dawn (Alexander); 10 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. She was loved by many people and will be missed dearly. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, July 7, 2008 at the Sunset Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. There will be a reception at Trinity Baptist Church following the services. Sunset Funeral Home.