Margaret Bates Obituary
The passing of Margaret Bates of Saint Charles, Michigan leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on January 8, 2026 at the age of 91. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Margaret Bates to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Carl and Minnie Marie Fuoss (Studt); her husband Don; her siblings, Tense (Don Fuoss), Frieda (Lawrence "Jiggs" Adams), Loran W. (Bertha Fuoss), Henry Carl Fuoss, Richard H. Fuoss, Stanley David Fuoss and Mary Lu (James Wenzlick); her sons-in-law, Ricardo Longoria and Lawton Williston; and her great grandchild Noah Inniss.
She is survived by: her children, Paul (Cheryl Bates), Martha Williston (Bill Selleck), Donna (Bernard Schoch) and Patricia Longoria; her brother Russ Fuoss (Jan); her great grandchildren, Paul Michael Bates, Erin Bates, Lori, Derek Gardner and Eloise Gardner; and her grandchildren, Sarah, Mal Inniss, Bryanna Inniss, Keagan Blakemore, Courtney, Emily Schoch, Andrea Schoch, Donato and Atearea Longoria.
Donations in memory of Margaret can be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran School.
