MARGARET MARIE RACKERS

Margaret Marie Siebeneck Rackers, 80, of Jefferson City, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at University Hospital, Columbia. She was born on Nov. 26, 1925 in Osage Bend, MO, the daughter of Frank and Clara Mae Rakes Siebeneck. She was married in May, 1947, to Jess Rakes who died in March, 1965. She was married on April 15, 1967 in Oklahoma to Ralph Theodore Rackers who survives at the home. Mrs. Rackers was a graduate of Lincoln Lab School and a 1964 graduate of the Chicago School of Interior Design. She was employed as a foreman for International Shoe Company for several years before opening her own drapery business which she operated for over forty years. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and enjoyed gardening and oil painting. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Pamela K. and Richard Zimmerman, California, MO; and Cynthia D. Williams, Harrisonville, MO; five grandchildren, Kimberly Rimel, Kevin Albin, Chad Williams, Stacey Kerns, and Jay Williams; nine great-grandchildren, Justin Rimel, Kayleann Rimel, Shelby Rimel, Brady Albin, Zoey Rimel, Rebecca Williams, Kaleb Shaw, Mark Kerns, and Hannah Williams; and one sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Richard Pierce, Jefferson City. She was preceded in death by her parents and first husband; and four brothers, Raymond, Winford, Virgil, and Harold Siebeneck. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2006, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick G. Dolan officiating. Entombment will be in Resurrection Mausoleum. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 11th, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1206 E. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Those wishing to email condolences or tributes to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.