Margaret Nokes, 60

We are saddened to learn of the death of the wife of our classmate Paul Nokes. Margaret Jeanne Nokes, aged 60, passed away Jan. 29. She had been ill for several weeks.

She leaves a devoted husband and two sons, Paul Jr, 35, his wife, Jennifer, and granddaughter, Kayla, of Oak Harbor, Wash.; and Ryan, 28, of Bellevue, Neb. 

She was preceded in death by her father, Archie Gann, mother, Eileen, and brother, Archie Jr. 

The funeral was held Feb. 2 in Bellevue with interment following at the Bellevue Cemetery. 

Memorials to the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation. 

Paul and Jeanne would have been married 42 years this coming June.