Margaret Joan Korn

Mrs. Margaret Joan (Breza) Korn, 90, of Denver, NC died on July 24, 2018 at home.

She was born March 17, 1928 in Solon, IA to the late Victor and Mary (Hughes) Breza.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Thomas Quinn Korn, her parents, a brother, and a sister.

Mrs. Korn graduated from Marycrest College in Davenport, IA with a bachelor’s degree in education.  She married Thomas Quinn Korn on July 1, 1950 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Solon, IA.  She taught in the Moline, IL and Peoria, IL Public Schools and also worked in the Peoria, IL Public Library while raising six children.

Mr. and Mrs. Korn retired to Tomahawk, WI and Eagle River, WI for 19 years before moving to The Glens, Active Adult Community, in Huntersville, NC in August 2008 to be closer to family.  Mr. and Mrs. Korn moved into their daughter Patty’s home in Denver, NC in April 2016.

Surviving are her six children:  Tom (Connie) Korn of Danvers, IL, Mary Jo (Ron) VerKuilen of Watersmeet, MI, Cathy (Les) Simms of Bloomington, IL, Theresa (Kevin) Ray of Denver, NC, Patty Korn of Denver, NC, and Sue (Dr. Brian) Cox of Fort Collins, CO, nine grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.

Mrs. Korn’s body was willed to science.  Mrs. Korn will be remembered at a Mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Denver, NC.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Belleville, IL, 888-330-6264, www.oblatesusa.org, or the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in Davenport, IA, 563-323-9466, www.chmiowa.org.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Huntersville, NC is serving the Korn family.