Sr. Margaret A. McGinn

Sister Margaret “Maggie” A. McGinn, BVM, (Daniel Anne), 91, died Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa.
Visitation and Rite of Committal for natural burial were held Friday, April 17, 2026. Burial was in the Mount Carmel cemetery. Sharing of Memories and a memorial Mass will be Thursday, April 30, 2026. Sharing of Memories will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed immediately by a memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m.
Sister Maggie was born Feb. 21, 1935, in Davenport, Iowa, to Daniel and Margaret (Gaffney) McGinn. She entered the BVM congregation on Sept. 8, 1953, from Sacred Heart Parish, Davenport, Iowa. She professed first vows on March 19, 1956, and final vows on July 16, 1961.
Sister Maggie ministered in Chicago as an English instructor at Truman College, Cathedral HS and St. Patrick HS; as an elementary teacher at St. Tarcissus ES, St. Jerome ES, and Angel Guardian Care Center; and as a librarian at St. Ignatius ES. She also taught at Regina HS in Wilmette, Ill.; Sacred Heart ES in Rock Island, Ill.; and St. Augustine ES in Memphis, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings Mary Gertrude (Ken) Weise, Genevieve (George) Glowacki, Patrick (Benita) McGinn, and Thomas (Mary) McGinn.
She is survived by nieces, nephews, and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 72 years.
Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home, 100 N 6th St, Bellevue, Iowa 52031 is in charge of arrangements.

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