Margaret Louise Bischof
MARGARET LOUISE BISCHOF, daughter of KATHERINE LOUISE RITTS and GEORGE HUGO BISCHOF, was born February 25, 1919 in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska,9510 and died August 14, 2021.4717 She is buried in Grand View Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado.456
Education
Margaret L. Bischof
- graduated from Nebraska City High School, Otoe County, Nebraska, 19374717
- graduated from Creighton Memorial St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska in 19404717
Work History
- Margaret Louise Bischof was a flight nurse and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Air Force.4717
Newspaper Articles
Nebraka Daily News-Press, December 18, 194411311
Second Lt. Bischof Here From Miami
Second Lt. Margaret L. Bischof, nurse with the Army Air Force recently stationed at Miami, Fla., is home on furlough with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bischof. She flew from Miami to Omaha Sunday night and surprised her parents when she arrived Monday morning.
Second Lt. Bischof is being transferred to Greensboro, N. C. Before joining the Army Air Force 15 months ago, she was in public health service in Marine Hospitals.
Lucille Bischof, cadet nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital, Omaha, spent Monday with her parents and sister here.
Obituaries
Wyoming Tribune Eagle4717
Margaret Louise Bischof
Margaret Louise Bischof, 102, of Raytown, Missouri passed away due to Covid, Saturday, August 14, 2021.
Margaret was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska and graduated from NCHS in 1937. She attended Creighton Memorial St Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Omaha graduating in 1940. After that, she worked for Public Health Service in Memphis TN. In 1943, Margaret joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, stationed at the Miami-Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL, which was used as a general hospital.
She attended Flight School at Bowman Field KY, graduating in July of 1944. In December of 1944 was sent to the China Burma India theater of operation as a flight nurse shuttling patients from China Burma and India to Calcutta or Karachi for shuttle to the U.S. From 1946-1950 she worked for the Public Health Service. In 1950, Margaret was recalled to the U.S. Air force. She spent a total of 20 years in the service, with 2 tours of duty in Europe and the rest at various bases in the U.S. retiring as a Lt Col.
After retirement, Margaret worked 2 years for the VA, 17 years at Georgette’s Gift Shop, Meals on wheels, and spent 16 years working with MS clients exercising them in the pools at LCCC and YMCA. In her free time she enjoyed weaving and spinning.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 192011027 | Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska |
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| April 11, 193011028 | Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska |
