MARGARET CLINE STEIGERWALT – Obituary
Margaret Cline Steigerwalt (nee Taylor) of Franklinville on Monday, March 7, 2022. Age 103. Wife of 35 years to the late Albert F. Steigerwalt. Mother of Margaret Franceschi (late Richard), Alberta Stasche (Gus), Robert Steigerwalt (Louise), Albert F, Steigerwalt, Jr. (late Naomi), and the late Philip Steigerwalt (Helen). Grandmother of 15; great-grandmother of 21; and great-great-grandmother of 16.
Margaret was born on December 15, 1918, on the Taylor Farm located on Williamstown and Coles Mill Roads in Franklinville to her parents, Philip Fulton Taylor and Margaret (nee Cline) Taylor. She was the second of seven children: preceded by Philip and followed by Herman, Hester (Hippie), Helen, Kay, and Agnus. Her father was a farmer and her mother a nurse-midwife. They lived a very busy but simple life with Margaret becoming responsible for taking care of her siblings including cooking, cleaning, and caring for them while her parents were working while she was still going to school.
As a teenager, Margaret worked at the Franklinville Post Office. In 1934, she worked after hours cleaning at Flories bar where she met and fell in love with Albert Steigerwalt and his 1932 Chevy Convertible. They were very much in love and eloped in 1935 at the Cross Keys United Methodist Church. Little did they know that Chevy would very quickly become way too small for the family they were about to create. Margaret and Albert rented a house on Delsea Drive from 1935 until 1947 before moving in with her parents while they built the house on Douglas Avenue she lived in until her death. She had so many wonderful memories filled with plenty of food and good times while raising her family.
Margaret suffered her greatest loss on May 11, 1970, when her beloved husband was killed in a refinery accident after a short 35 years together. The strong woman that she was headed out to work at Kings Department store to support herself. There she met some amazing friends together with whom she enjoyed traveling including trips to Las Vegas and taking cruises as well as going to dinner shows. Margaret loved to crochet and made everyone in her family an Afghan blanket, and who could forget the Hershey Kisses she always had on hand for the grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren as well as real kisses and hugs.
Services are private at the convenience of the family under the direction of the BARCLAY FUNERAL HOME. Sign the guestbook at BarclayFuneralHome.net.