Horace Mann High School Alumni
Gary, Indiana (IN)
In Memory of
Neumann, Margaret Lamb
Passed away 2013
Neumann, Margaret Lamb attended Horace Mann High School in Gary, IN.
Class of 1948
Date of Passing Jul 24, 2013
Date of Passing Jul 24, 2013
Margaret Ruth Lamb, 82, of Mishawaka, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 24, 2013, in the Sanctuary at St. Paul's following a long illness.
Margaret (known by some as "Marge") was born September 26, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late George and Rosanna (Schmidt) Neumann. She was a graduate of Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and her Master's from St. Mary's College in South Bend. On May 26, 1950, Margaret married Don R. Lamb. The couple made Mishawaka their home. Margaret was an elementary school teacher for 32 years with South Bend Public Schools. She loved teaching and most of those years were at Studebaker School. Margaret was a member of First English Lutheran Church in Mishawaka. She also belonged to the National Education Association as well as the Indiana Teachers Association.
Margaret's surviving family includes three daughters, Deborah Gresham, Margaret (Chuck) Yoder and Jennifer Sweeney; three grandsons, Michael Lykowski, Robert Gresham Jr. and Adam Gresham; and two great-granddaughters (Robert's daughters), Mariah and Madison Gresham. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Don; a daughter, Rosanna; a brother, Robert Neumann; and a sister, Lorraine Nessler, M.D.
Margaret (known by some as "Marge") was born September 26, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late George and Rosanna (Schmidt) Neumann. She was a graduate of Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and her Master's from St. Mary's College in South Bend. On May 26, 1950, Margaret married Don R. Lamb. The couple made Mishawaka their home. Margaret was an elementary school teacher for 32 years with South Bend Public Schools. She loved teaching and most of those years were at Studebaker School. Margaret was a member of First English Lutheran Church in Mishawaka. She also belonged to the National Education Association as well as the Indiana Teachers Association.
Margaret's surviving family includes three daughters, Deborah Gresham, Margaret (Chuck) Yoder and Jennifer Sweeney; three grandsons, Michael Lykowski, Robert Gresham Jr. and Adam Gresham; and two great-granddaughters (Robert's daughters), Mariah and Madison Gresham. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Don; a daughter, Rosanna; a brother, Robert Neumann; and a sister, Lorraine Nessler, M.D.