Margaret E. Vander Maelen, 87, Member of St. Mary Catholic Church, enjoyed bingo

She was born September 5, 1915 in Newton, New Hampshire and has been a Vermilion resident since 1961 moving from Medford, Mass.

Mrs. Vander Maelen worked at May Company in Sheffield Village, and Fisher Big Wheel, Vermilion. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion where she was a member of the Alter Rosary society. She had previously enjoyed playing bingo.

Survivors include; her husband Peter Vander Maelen of Vermilion, 2 Daughters; Ellen Vander Maelen of Berlin Hts., OH and Ann Mogar of Lowell, MI, 2 Sons; Caniel Vander Maelen of Clinton, CT, and Leo Vander Maelen of Vermilion, OH, and 4 grandchildren; Elizabeth and Thomas Vander Maelen, John Jr. and Sara Mogar.

Preceding her in death were her parents, George and Nellie (nee Nolan) Green, and 1 brother Lewis Green

The family will receive friends on Tuesday Nov. 26, 2002 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, Ohio, a Christian Wake service will be held at 8:30 p.m.

Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Wednesday Nov. 27, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 731 Exchange St. Vermilion. The Reverend Steven Blum, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Mary Education fund 731 Exchange St. Vermilion, OH 44089.