

November 15th 1935 - June 2nd 2022
Born - Maude, Oklahoma
Died - Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Margaret was born in Maude Oklahoma on November 15th 1935 to parents William Edward Austin and Iona Blanche Rea. From there, her family relocated to Terra Haute Indiana where she attended and graduated Indiana State Teachers College. After graduation, Margaret relocated to Los Angeles California where she taught in special education programs. It was while living in the Los Angeles area that she met Peter Hubert and after a brief courtship they were married July 13th 1963. In the spring of 1964 they relocated to Cocoa Beach Florida and welcomed their first son Jeff in December of 1964. In the spring of 1967 they relocated to Farmington Michigan where they welcomed their second son Scot in November of 1967. The family made a few more moves over the years including; New Town Square, Pennsylvania (1969-1973), Worthington Hills, Ohio (1973-1975), Ballwin, Missouri (1975-1982), until settling for a while in Danville, California (1982-2004). In 2004, Peter and Margaret decided to retire in Arizona and relocated to Saddlebrook, Arizona (2004-2021), and then finally to Rio Rancho, New Mexico in 2021.
Margaret kept busy in the local communities where the family lived and as a stay at home mother until 1977 when she entered the business world and became a Realtor, selling property in the Ballwin and Chesterfield Missouri areas. When the family relocated to California, she decided to switch fields and became a Loan broker, a vocation she continued until she retired in 2004.
Margaret was a person who was always looking for ways to stay active and became involved with a number of neighborhood organizations over the years, including the Crow Canyon Community association were she led several committees. She was also active with the Community Church of Saddlebrook and led the ushers group. Throughout her life she was an avid tennis player and really enjoyed the social interactions. Margaret also stayed very involved with the Delta Gamma sorority and continued active participation in Tucson through the University of Arizona Alumni Chapter.
Margaret is survived by her husband of 59 years Peter, along with sons Jeff and Scot and sisters Virginia Lipscombe-Smith and Barbara Miller. She also is survived by 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
A local memorial service is not planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (https://www.lls.org/ways-to-give)
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