Margaret Marty

Margaret Louise (Dunn) Marty passed away on July 11, 2018 at Manor Care in Platteville, WI. Private family services will be held at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Deacon Bill Bussan will officiate. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Platteville. No flowers please.

Louise was born on February 22, 1928, daughter of John Thomas Dunn and Bessie Eunice (Crain) Dun in Greenville, South Carolina. She was married on May 19, 1945 to Walter Fredrick Marty at the Greenville, South Carolina Army Air Base. They had two daughters and later divorced. Most of her adult life was spent in Monroe, WI and she moved to Platteville, WI in 1999.

Louise worked for 40 years and retired at Swiss Colony in Monroe, WI. She also worked at Burgess Battery, St. Clare Hospital, Frito Lay, and Macro Switch. She was a member of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Beloit, WI, Hadassah and Sisterhood, St. Clare Hospital Auxiliary, Easter Seals, United Way, and MAAC, where she chaired Thanksgiving dinners for 12 years. She also was active in her daughters' school programs, and was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader.

Louise celebrated her 90^th birthday this year with her family and friends whom she cherished. She known best for her beautifully crocheted afghans and doilies that she loved to give for gifts.

She was preceded in death by her father, John T. Dunn, a World War veteran; mother, Bessie E. Dunn; brother, John Jr. Dunn, a WWII veteran; sister, Phyllis Hooper; brother in laws Will and Watts Hooper; nephew Bobby Hooper; and niece Wanda Green.

Louise is survived by her two daughters: Jacqueline Louise (Wayne) Dieter, Platteville, WI, and Jeanette Elaine (Gene) Hasse, Monroe, WI; eight grandchildren Antonia “Toni” (Douglas) Rucker, Platteville, WI, Kelle (Bill) Calvert, Cuba City, WI., Aric (Crystal) Dieter, Edgerton, WI, Phillip (Brent Landrum) Dieter, Sun Prairie, WI, Ryan Dieter, Platteville, WI, Todd (Kris) Hasse, Monroe, WI, Traci (Craig) Westfall, Hartford, WI, and Travis Hasse, Madison, WI; seventeen great-grandchildren: Emily and Hanna Reuter, Madison, McKenzie, and Payton Calvert, Adylin and Averly Dieter, Lily Mathew, Trent, Trinity, Travian, and Trista Rucker, Mitchell, and Trevor Hasse, Trent, Tyler, and Troy Westfall. She is also survived by one sister: Patsy (Watts) Hooper and her children Kenny (Kathy) Hooper, Sheila (Bobby) Elwell, and Debbie (Doug) Pack all of South Carolina, and a sister in law Antoinette Dunn of Milwaukee, WI. She is also survived by an extended family member, Nicki (Marty) Holman, half-sister to Jackie Dieter, who resides in Brodhead, WI.