Margaret J. Aas was born on January 13, 1912, in Christiania Township, Jackson County, Minnesota to the late Anton and Fanny (Swanholm) Amundson. She grew up in Christiania Township where she attended country school. Margaret was received into the Christian faith through baptism at an early age and was later confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Bergen. Margaret was united in marriage to Harold Hanson and to this marriage were born two sons, Horace (Sonny) and Allen. In 1937, Harold passed away. On July 3, 1945, Margaret was united in marriage to Gordon R. Aas at the parsonage near Alpha. This marriage was blessed with two children, Gordon and Audrey. For many years, Margaret and Gordon farmed in Jackson County and raised their family. Besides raising her family and helping on the farm, Margaret also worked at the Cottonwood County Citizen newspaper in Windom. In 1969, they moved into Windom. On October 7, 1998, Gordon passed away. After his death, Margaret remained in her own home until she became a resident of the Mt. Lake Good Samaritan Village in Mt. Lake. On January 22, 2002, Margaret moved to the Sogge Good Samaritan Society in Windom where she remained as a resident until passing away in the early morning hours of December 22, 2007, at the age of 95 years, 11 months and 9 days. Margaret was a longtime member of the American Lutheran Church in Windom where she was a member of the Ladies Aid and Circle of the church. She also was a member of the Good Cheer Club, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the DAV (Disabled American Veterans). Margaret's enjoyments in life included playing cards, board games, having coffee and entertaining many relatives and friends, baking and cooking, and most of all, she loved and enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren. Margaret touched many lives and will be greatly missed by all who know her. Margaret is survived by four children, Horace "Sonny" Hanson of Mt. Lake; Allen Hanson and his wife, Corinne of Alta Loma, CA; Gordon Aas and his wife, Edie of Jasper; Audrey Knollenberg and her husband, Allen of Alexandria; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandson; and other relatives and friends. Margaret is preceded in death by her husband, of fifty-five years, Gordon; her parents; her first husband, Harold Hanson; two brothers, Jim and Archie Amundson; and one sister, Bertha Keyes. Blessed be the memory of Margaret J. Aas.