Hometown: Maquoketa, Iowa July 17, 1916 - September 02, 2015

Margaret M. Portz, 99, of Maquoketa passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Maquoketa Care Center. Her funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa. A visitation will be held on Friday, September 4, 2015 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Lahey Funeral Home in Maquoketa where a rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be held in the St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Andrew. Margaret Mary Kirk was born on July 17, 1916 in Otter Creek, Iowa to John Sr. and Edna (Hayes) Kirk. She was united in marriage to Elmer Portz at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Otter Creek he passed away in March of 1987. She was a homemaker who raised seven children. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa. Margaret enjoyed crocheting, sewing and watching birds. She liked flowers and also her cats. She loved to bake and her family and friends remember her cinnamon rolls and crème puffs. Those left to cherish her memories are her seven children; Rosemary (Bob) Hickson of Bellevue, Paul (Karen) Portz of Maquoketa, Larry (Susan) Portz of Princeton, Cletus (Judy) Portz of Clinton, Alice (Robert) Weimerskirch of Bonita Springs, FL, Francis Portz of Bellevue, Allan (Tammy) Portz of Absarokee, Montana, 16 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, several step grandchildren and great-grandchildren, five sisters; Carmelita Portz of Maquoketa, Rita Struble of California, Ann Phillips of Dubuque, Mary Wathier of Arvada, CO, Patricia Even of Bellevue, a brother Charles Kirk of Bellevue and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister Dorothy Tralaeu, six brothers; Delbert, Francis, Bertram, John Jr., James, and Loren.