Margaret R. Lind

Margaret R. Lind, 94, formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Monday, August 20, 2012, at her daughter's home in Lakeview, Arkansas, with her family by her side.

Services are 11 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2012, in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline, with The Rev. Dr. Randy Willers officiating. Burial is in Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation is one hour before the services. Memorials may be made to Salem Lutheran Church, Moline.

The former Margaret Ruth Carlson was born January 25, 1918, in Moline, Illinois to Gunnard and Ruth McMann Carlson. She married George F. Lind on March 31, 1938, in Moline, Illinois and that is where they shared their life and raised their daughter. George died January 17, 1990. Margaret was a dedicated homemaker and always happiest with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She cared for her mother until she passed away and knitted baby sweaters for her granddaughters. Margaret was a hospital volunteer and an active member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Moline, Illinois before moving to Arkansas and joining Christ by the Lake Lutheran Church.

Margaret is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Shawn Podolski of Lakeview, Arkansas; two grandaughters, Julie Geyer and her husband Greg and Peyton Keiller; three great-grandchildren; Alex Keiller, Erin Geyer and Trae Geyer; and sister-in-law, Faye Wallace all of Moline, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Margaret's family invites friends to share stories and condolences and light a candle in her memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.