Margaret “Margie” Teresa VanLoo, 87, Wardsville passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital.
She was born Aug. 28, 1938, to the late Theodore and Catherine (Adelhardt) Linnenbrink in Linn.
She attended St. George Catholic Grade School and was a 1956 graduate of Linn High School, where she was valedictorian.
Margie was united in marriage to Paul VanLoo on Sept. 8, 1962, at St. George Catholic Church in Linn.
She worked for the State of Missouri for several years and then was a stay-at-home Mom with her son, Ted. Margie did day care in her home and later went to work for Cole County. After retiring in 2000 from the Cole County Assessor’s Office, she took care of her two grandsons, Jake and Luke. Margie said that those were the best years of her life.
She and Paul were active members of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Wardsville. Margie joined the Lady’s Sodality and was a participant in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel from its beginning.
She was a St. Louis Cardinal fan and also a fan of watching her grandsons play sports. Margie enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and watching TV, especially the Cardinals and game shows. The Price Is Right and Jeopardy were her favorites. She said watching Jeopardy let her know how much she did not know.
Margie was preceded in death by husband, Paul; parents, Theodore and Catherine; brothers, Wilbert and Norbert Linnenbrink; sisters, Leona Jaegers and husband Ray, Marcie Dudenhoffer and husband Wilford and Lillian and Lorene Linnenbrink; father and mother in-law, Clem and Frances VanLoo; sister-in-law, Anna Marie VanLoo; brothers-in-law, Clete VanLoo, Bill VanLoo and Tom Grothoff.
She is survived by son, Ted VanLoo and wife Kelly of Wardsville; grandsons, Jake VanLoo and wife Lauren and Luke VanLoo; one soon-to-be great-granddaughter; sisters-in-law, Aggie Grothoff of Taos and Judy VanLoo of Jefferson City; brother-in-law, Jerome “Pooch” VanLoo of Columbia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
We would like to thank her nieces, nephews and cousins, especially Arlene Broeker for their many visits during Mom’s residence at Harbor Place in Linn. We appreciate the excellent care and kindness given by Gina and all the Harbor Place staff.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 until 11 a.m., Friday, July 31, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Wardsville, with Rev. Msgr. David Cox officiating. Entombment will be in the St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions suggested to the St. Stanislaus Foundation.
Arrangements entrusted to Trimble Funeral Homes in Jefferson City.
