Margaret Edith Geddes

Margaret Edith Geddes, 91, of Viroqua, WI (Creamery Creek Assisted Living) passed away on September 3, 2026.

Margaret was born in Viroqua, WI on July 6th, 1935, to Herman and Ester (Warren) Springborn. Margaret was employed by Sta-Rite Plastics for over 27 years. Margaret proudly received her GED in Burlington, Wisconsin. Margaret loved her family more than life itself. She would do anything to help her children, her brothers, her sisters, and friends. She loved crafts such as macrame, pottery, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, and especially gardening and flower decorating. She couldn’t resist going to flea markets and yard sales. She enjoyed spending time with her family, feeding them and especially chatting and laughing with them. Margaret loved her church family at Burlington United Methodist Church where she had many friends and worked on many fund raisers for the church. Margaret also volunteered for several years at Love Inc. in Burlington, where she started collecting “treasures.” Margaret loved to travel and visited many places with the family, such as Branson MO, Nashville TN, Cancún MX, Cabo San Lucas MX, Anderson SC, Badlands in SD, Grand Canyon AZ, Michigan balloon fest, Zion National Park, boat trips at Lake Meade, NV, down the Mississippi River and Lake Geneva WI, and many trips to visit family in the Viroqua area. One of her most exciting activities was taking a hot air balloon ride. Everybody who knew Margaret loved her for her loving nature, her gracious demeanor, her infectious laughter, her quick wit and her wonderful sense of humor.

Margaret married Donald D. Geddes on October 27th, 1953 and was happily married for 54 years.

Margaret is survived by her children: one daughter, Karen (Richard) Jacks of Viola, WI and two sons, Ricky (Darlene) Geddes of Sneads Ferry, NC and Gregory (Dawn) Geddes of Burlington WI. Margaret is also survived by four siblings, Marv (Alice) Springborn, Eloda Bohland, Harlan Springborn, and Loren (Marlene) Springborn; two sisters-in-law, Valerie Springborn and Connie Melvin; several grandchildren, Amanda (Kirk) Mueller, Nicole (Chris) Prill, Timothy Jacks (Bianca) and Jessica Bigler (Michael); several great grandchildren; Emma and Thomas O’Connell; Madison, and Liam Mueller; Dylan, Autumn, and Lauren Jacks; a special cousin Carol Jensen; and many nieces and nephews.

Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Donald D. Geddes; sister, Joyce Sutton; brothers, Roger Springborn and Alan Springborn; brothers-in-law Harry Sutton and Miles Boland; sister-in-law, Margaret Springborn; granddaughter, Jacqueline Geddes; daughters-in-law Susan Geddes and Ann Geddes; nephew Dennis Sutton, and niece Amanda Hitchcock.

Margaret’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the Creamery Creek Senior Living staff and the St. Croix Hospice staff for their loving and compassionate care, as well as to Rev. Sandy Conrad for her visits.

A Funeral Service for Margaret will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at New Hope Methodist Church in Red Mound. Rev. Sandy Conrad will officiate. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Margaret will be laid to rest at Walnut Mound Cemetery following the service. Friends and family are invited to attend a luncheon at New Hope Methodist Church following the interment. 

The family requests that in lieu of flowers that donations be sent to any of the following organizations which Margaret held dear to her heart: New Hope Methodist Church in Red Mound, WI; Walnut Mound Cemetery in Retreat, WI; Love Inc. in Burlington, WI; Creamery Creek Senior Living in Viroqua, WI; St. Croix Hospice in La Crosse, WI. 

Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home & Crematory is serving Margaret's family

123 W. Decker St.

Viroqua, WI 54665

608-637-2100