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- The much beloved Margret Rupp Kaul has died. She passed on March 11, 2022 at home after a brief illness. At 92 years of age, she had led a wonderful, rewarding Christian life having touched so many throughout the years. Her surviving Brother, Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren all express our deep love and will miss you Mom.
Margret was born to Theodore and Edna Rupp on June 26th, 1929 in Rochester, NY eventually moving with her family to Iona, MI. She had four (4) siblings: Mary Passmore, Ted Rupp, Jackie Foust and John Rupp. A devout Catholic, she twice entered the convent to become a nun, however leaving each time as she felt the calling from Christ was for a different path to her life. Always very intelligent, she graduated a year early from high school and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from DePaul University in Chicago. She was a veteran, having joined the United States Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. While in the Military she met and fell in love with a young Army Officer, Frank Kaul, Jr. and they married on October 11th, 1952.
Margret had eleven (11) children: Baby Kaul (deceased), Martha Murray, Dorothy Gallion, Linda Crowshaw (deceased), Susan Beckwell (husband Richard), Nancy Kaul, Celia Bott (husband Cliff), Frank Kaul (wife Patricia), Ruth Jones (husband Gordon), Katherine Ellis (husband Eric) and Jennifer Otte. She had 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Throughout her life, Margret had many jobs including teacher, novice nun, veteran, homemaker, accountant, journalist and volunteer. Her and her husband started, owned and ran Odenton Lawn and Garden Services (OLGS) for 22 years. She was instrumental in the success of the business “keeping the books”, doing the taxes, preparing proposals, account receivables and managing the Garden Shop, a lawn & garden store the business built. She wrote regular columns on local issues, history and people for the Maryland Gazette. She was active in local politics and was a member of the Odenton Chamber of Commerce. She was part of the PTA for the Anne Arundel School System.
Margret was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Odenton for over 60 years. She was very active with the church over the many years, including teaching CCD, Ladies Sodality, Parish Council, Sick & Bereavement Committee, Craft Committee, Corporator, Bingo, and leading Bible study groups over the many years. Her involvement with the Church was a true calling for her, staying active all the way into this year. In 2008, Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, D.D. awarded Margret Kaul with the Archdiocesan Medal of Honor.
Margret had many hobbies and interests over the years. She was active for 75 years in Girl Scouts, joining as a Brownie in 1937, first being a Troop Leader in 1962 and staying active, even after all her daughters had finished with Girl Scouts, through 2012. Throughout her life she loved reading, puzzles and games. She and her husband loved playing bridge and cribbage with friends and clubs. Later in life she was fanatical about playing Boom and always had many worn decks of cards. She also loved to crochet and handmade many wonderful gifts for the family and to charity. Over the last 10 years she became fanatical about genealogy and researching her ancestorial tree. She was so proud adding more and more family to the tree and always found interesting/exciting stories to go with each person.
Following a Catholic Burial Mass, she will be buried next to her husband of 42 years at Maryland Veterans Cemetery Crownsville. Information on the Burial will be posted on Hardesty Funeral Home website once the arrangements are made.
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1929 - 2022 (92 years)