Margot Strangfeld

May 29, 1927 - December 15, 2016

Margot, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 15th, 2016, in American Fork, UT, at age 89.  She was born on May 29, 1927 to Karl August Hermann Schaetz and Ida Anna Titze in Breslau, East Germany.   She married Walter Strangfeld in Rheinkamp, West Germany on December 22, 1951.  They were sealed in the Swiss temple in 1956.  She attended Teacher's College and later graduated from Nursing School.  Margot and Walter came to America in March 1957 with their 3 children.  They settled in Milwaukee, WI and added 4 more to their family.  She loved being a mother and grandmother, and working as a nurse on the surgical ward.  She loved the Gospel and served a 2 1/2 year LDS mission in East Germany prior to her marriage. She is survived by her children, Ursula Ruth Blonquist (Noel), Karl-Heinz Strangfeld (Cherie), Eva Maria Andersen (Martin), Steve Strangfeld (Lisa), Thomas Strangfeld, Christine Gines (James); 24 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.   She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter, and daughter, Beverly. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Lindon 3rd Ward, 320 West 500 North, Lindon, Utah where a Viewing will be held prior to services from 10:00 to 10:45 am. Interment in Salt Lake City Cemetery, 200 N Street E, Salt Lake City, Utah. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.