- Date Of Birth: February 10, 1948
- Date Of Death: October 17, 2021
- State: Michigan
Mary Margaret “Margy” VandenBerg, age 73 of Midland, passed from her earthly home to her heavenly home on Sunday October 17th, 2021 at Woodland Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant. The daughter of the late Lester and Winifred (Breckenridge) VandenBerg was born February 10, 1948 in Alma, Michigan.
Margy graduated from Midland High School in 1966. She went on to CMU where she graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Margy worked for Dow Chemical, retiring in 2013. She was a Christian, an only daughter, a sister, a mother, a grandmother, and a friend to many. She was a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church for most of her life. Margy was a devoted volunteer there for several years after retirement. She was also a member of the PEO.
Margy was best known for her artistic eye and her chic fashion sense. She had perfected the quest for “fantastic finds”, when it came to retail therapy, she made friends wherever she shopped, she loved to shop.
Surviving is her children, Matthew (Stacy) Riley, Emily Riley, and Joseph Selby; 7 grandchildren; 2 great granddaughters; brothers, Greg (Ann) VandenBerg, Craig (Fay) VandenBerg; sister in law, Carolyn VandenBerg; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Lou Garl. In addition to her parents, Margy was preceded in death by her brother, Jim VandenBerg of Texas.
