Margo Kelsey Roberts

MARGO KELSEY ROBERTS

Margo Roberts, age 69, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Rochester, MN. She was born July 2nd, 1949 in Wichita, KS to J.F. and Marilyn
and was the oldest of three children. Margo grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas and
graduated from Northside High school in 1967. Margo went on to study Chemistry
at Lindenwood College, graduating with a B.A. in 1971. She later earned a Master
of Arts in Cell Biology from the University of Kansas in 1974.

Margo would pursue a career in Electron Microscopy at the University of Iowa, and then
the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN before leaving to join her husband managing
the family owned businesses.

While a student at Lindenwood College in St Louis, Margo met her future husband,
Richard Roberts whom she married in 1972 and had 3 children. They were married
for 35 years. In the course of their marriage they founded a successful
Chiropractic practice with locations in Dodge Center and Blooming Prairie, as
well as a real estate business which rehabilitated around 70 homes and apartment
complexes across southeast Minnesota.  In recent years, Margo joined her son’s
digital marketing agency as Lead Content Editor.

Margo dedicated a great deal of her time towards community service and was active in
Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, the Dodge Center Public Library, The United Methodist
Church, and many more organizations and causes.

She enjoyed reading, knitting, traveling, swimming at the Dodge Center Pool, and
spending time with her grandchildren.

Margo was preceded in death by her parents, brother-in-law Rob Jacobi, and husband
Richard. She is survived by her sister Ellen Jacobi(Grand Forks, ND), brother
Fred(Melinda) Kelsey(Longmont, Colorado), daughters Zoe Roberts(Dodge Center,
MN) and Kelsey Roberts(Kansas City, MO), son David(Liliya) Roberts(Rochester,
MN),  and five grandchildren, McEwen, Sophia, Owen, Leo and Finn, as well as
special friend Stevanna Delzer. Her family’s sorrow is eased by the steady flow
of reminders of how much joy and enrichment she brought to the lives of the
people she touched.

Visitation will be held between 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the
Czaplewski Family Funeral Home in Dodge Center 25 South Street and one hour
before the service at the church on Friday. The funeral service will be
conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Dodge Center United Methodist Church, 20
1st St NE, Dodge Center, MN 55927 with Reverend Linda Boorman officiating.

In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree. Also, donations can be made to Paws and
Claws humane society, The United Methodist Church of Dodge Center, or the the
American Diabetes Association in memory of Margo.

Blessed be her memory.

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