Margaret was born on January 1, 1911, in Grinnell, Iowa, to James and Elizabeth Bennett Peak. She was raised in the Grinnell area and attended area rural schools before graduating from Grinnell High School with the Class of 1930. Following her education she taught at the Rock Creek #5 School and the Miller School near Kellogg. On June 3, 1934, she was married to Harvey Thomas Harris at her parent's home near Gilman. The couple lived in Chester Township near Grinnell and they operated a grain and livestock farm. She has resided at Seeland Park in Grinnell for the past few years. Margaret was a member of the Newburg-Chester Congregational Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Women's Fellowship. She was also a member of the Sonora Grange, the Farm Bureau, the Friendly Folks Club, the Grinnell Hospital Auxiliary and a leader in the Chester Stars 4-H Club. She enjoyed her grandchildren, baking cakes and pies, sewing and gardening. She is survived by two sons, Henry (Shirley) Harris and Tom (Betty) Harris, both of Grinnell; one daughter, Barbara (Bill) Yungclas of Ames; nine grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and one brother, John Peak of Grinnell. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; one grandson, William Thomas Harris; three brothers, James, Edward and William Peak; and two sisters, Mary Jane Durr Fetzer and Rebina Edith Johnson. Memorials may be directed to the Newburg-Chester Congregational Church or to Grinnell Regional Hospice.