Margaret Ellen Beissenherz, 90, of Lee's Summit, passed away March 8, 2018 at John Knox Village Care Center, Lee's Summit. Funeral services will be Monday, March 12, 2018 at 11:00am at St. Luke Evangelical Church, Wellington. Visitation will also be on Monday at the church from 10:00am to 11:00am. Burial will be in St. Luke Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Luke Evangelical Church.
Margaret was born January 25, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Frank and Emma Lippert Westerman. She married Richard Beissenherz on July 31, 1954. She was a physical education teacher for Marshall, Raytown and Pittman schools and William Jewell College for over 20 years.
Survivors include her husband, Richard of Lee's Summit; her son and daughter in law, David and Leanne Beissenherz; grandchildren, Kelsey, Megan, Kyle and Michael; great grandson, Carson and her brother, Frank Westerman, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Barbara Lynch and her sister, Carol Campbell.