Bridenbaugh

Margaret Bridenbaugh, most recently of San Antonio, Texas, died at 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Pine Valley Assisted Living in Arnold, Mo.

Mrs. Bridenbaugh was born on Feb. 14, 1947, in Butler. She was the daughter of William F. Burns Jr. and Agnes M. Burns (Hahn). She was married to the late William H. Bridenbaugh II, also of Butler, on Oct. 24, 1967.

She was of the Catholic faith.

Margaret graduated from Butler High School in 1965, ultimately departing nursing school when her son, William, was born. Over several decades, Margaret went to night school. In 1995, Margaret graduated from DeVry with a bachelor’s degree in business operations.

Margaret and her family lived in St. Louis, Mo., from 1970 to 1993, when they moved to Chicago, Ill. They moved to Austin, Texas, in 1995, then to San Antonio, Texas, in 2007.

Margaret’s careers were varied. She worked in book publishing, laying out medical textbooks. As technology evolved, her skill sets evolved. She advanced into graphic design, and even designed the seat back emergency card for the American Eagle airline in the early ’90s. After graduating from DeVry, Margaret went on to have a brief but active career in logistics with Applied Materials, a microchip manufacturer, in Austin, Texas.

With her husband, William II, Margaret loved sailing and later, hiking. She also loved traveling, visiting places such as Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Hawaii. Later in life, she loved cruising. While residing in Texas, Margaret became a Master Gardner.

Margaret fought a brave and bitter battle with Parkinson’s and pulmonary fibrosis. In the end, though she suffered from advanced dementia, she never forgot her family. She knew her condition and fought until the end.

Margaret is survived by her son, William H. Bridenbaugh III; niece, Victoria Burns-Lewis, and her husband, David, and great-niece, Katharine, and great-nephew, Shawn Burns; sister-in-law, Joyce Rivers-Fritch; and sister-in-law, Becky Stevens, and husband, Tom, nephew, Greg, and niece, Cathy (Pierce), and six great-nieces and great-nephews between them, Foster, Renna, Adam, Siena, Ryan and Sarah.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Bridenbaugh II; parents, Agnes and Bill Burns; parents-in-law, William H. Bridenbaugh I and Ethel M. Bridenbaugh; and brothers, Michael O. Burns and William Patrick Burns.

BRIDENBAUGH — Friends of Margaret Bridenbaugh, who died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at HILE FUNERAL HOME, 1204 Kerr Ave., Emlenton. A funeral liturgy outside of Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Very Rev. V. David Foradori, E.V., pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Emlenton, officiating. Interment will be in Crawford Memorial Cemetery, Emlenton.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.

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