Margaret Eiland:
CLASS OF 1956
Mt. Vernon Elementary SchoolClass of 1956
New kensington, PA
Dunbar Intermediate SchoolClass of 1975
Lexington, NC
Wood Street SchoolClass of 1969
Natrona heights, PA
New Kensington High SchoolClass of 1962
New kensington, PA
Parnassus Junior High SchoolClass of 1959
New kensington, PA
Margaret's Story
After our three years at Ken Hi, I joined my older sister at Mount Union College in Ohio and got involved in the music department there. I sang with the Mount Union Choir all four years and traveled with the choir throughout the eastern US and overseas. I graduated with a BS in math and, after the choir tour overseas, spent a year at Ohio University, then came back to New Kensington and taught in Natrona for two years. Then Bob Eiland (also in our class) and I got married and moved to North Carolina where we've lived since 1969. We moved to Durham in 1986 after I changed professions and became a computer programmer and support technician. I ...Expand for more
retired from Lenovo (used to be IBM's PC Division) at the end of November 2009 and am enjoying being grandma to our daughter's two boys. She and her family live in Boston and I make frequent visits there. Unfortunately, Bob isn't able to go with me; he suffered a massive stroke in 2006 and has been living in a long term care facility since then.
The first portion of this story was written in 2010; it is now 2015. I still live in Durham, NC. Bob passed away after nine years in a nursing home, wanting to come home to the very end. He is at peace now and no longer in pain and I have wonderful memories to share with our grandsons as they grow up.
Register for Free to view all details!
Yearbooks
Reunions
Photos