Submitted by: Dan Rich

Margaret Lucia Cox Potthast

Oct. 20, 1948 - Jan. 27, 2000

South Bend Tribune 1/28/2000

Margaret Lucia Cox Potthast, 51, of South Bend, Ind., died after a lengthy illness at 5 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at home. She was born on Oct. 20, 1948, in South Bend, to Lloyd and Virginia (Bell) Cox, who preceded her in death. Margaret was a 1967 Penn High School graduate, and received her R.N. degree from Purdue North Central in 1981. She was a licensed nurse practitioner and worked as an E.R. nurse for 16 years at Saint Joseph's Medical Center. She was also employed as a nurse in the Notre Dame First Aid Station during football games for the past 16 years. She was a nursing instructor for Ivy-Tech for several years, and was on staff at the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company at the time her illness began. She was a Red Cross medical volunteer for over 15 years. She was proud of earning her Master Gardener certification from Purdue University, and labored with love in the many gardens she created.

She is survived by her husband of 10 years, John Paul Potthast; and two stepchildren, Eric and Lindsay Potthast of Bloomington, Ind.; her sister, Lloydine (Cox) Miller of South Bend, and three nieces, Jessica, Samantha and Callahan Miller, all of South Bend; her brother, Norman Cox of Atlanta, Ga., and three nieces, Norma Fickle of North Carolina, Cheryl Vaughn and Debra Rippeto of the Atlanta area; six great-nieces; and by an aunt, Marian Motry of Big Rapids, Mich.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation as per her request. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637-3437.