Margaret V. Sterner, Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa ? Graveside services for Margaret V. Sterner, 81, Oskaloosa, will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, Kan.

Mrs. Sterner died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, at Hickory Point Nursing Home in Oskaloosa.

She was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Homer L. and Hattie Crosthwait Dyer.

Mrs. Sterner worked as a welder during World War II and was co-owner of Sterner Meat Company in Kansas City, Kan. She was a member of American Kennel Club and raised Yorkies and Boxers. She was also a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Kan., and Basehor Rustlers 4-H Club.

Survivors include a daughter, Donna Breedlove, Basehor; a stepdaughter, Janice Bateman, Kansas City, Mo.; a stepson, Jimmie Sterner, Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Alfred Dyer, Tonganoxie; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie.