Margaret Bybee

Margaret Bybee, 87, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

A Memorial Service for Margaret and her husband, Francis, will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 11:00 am, with a pre-service gathering at 10:00 am, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Ottawa IL, with Rev. Kim Woods officiating. Ottawa Funeral Home oversaw the cremation.

Margaret was born January 21, 1929 in Utica, MO to Grover and Verna (Thompson) Roloff. She married Francis Bybee August 19, 1950 at Amboy Congregational Church in Amboy, Illinois; he passed away January 20, 2016. She graduated from Amboy High School, attended the University of Illinois at Galesburg, and obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northern Illinois University. She was an educator in Sublette, IL and for the Ottawa Elementary Schools for over 26 years, was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, Retired Teachers Association, the Elks and Boat Club, Ladies Bridge, and a 4-H Leader. She was a very active member of her church and American Association of University Women.

She is survived by four sons, John of Douglas, Georgia; Steven (Debbie) of Ottawa, Illinois; Jeff (Barbara) of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and Scott of Rockton, Illinois; one son-in-law, Robert Hoaglund of Fort Wayne, Indiana; grandchildren: Deanna (Jeff) Negrotto, Jennifer Marshall, Sarah (Chuk) Sherman, Tom (Molly), Jonathan, Brighton, Carrington, Brittany, and Rebecca Bybee; Melissa (Matt) Ekwinski, and Mark Hoaglund; great-grandchildren, Kristina, Alyssa, Aubrey, Austin, Olivia and Landon; a brother, Charles (Shirley) Roloff of Mendota IL; three nieces and a nephew.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter, Susan Hoaglund; and daughter-in-law, Celeste Bybee.

Memorials may be directed to the First Congregational United Church of Christ.