Official Obituary of
Margaret Louise Messinger
May 10, 1944 ~ July 16, 2022 (age 78) 78 Years Old
Margaret Messinger Obituary
Margaret Louise (Verrill) Messinger passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Born
in Syracuse, New York, on May 10, 1944, and raised in Gray, Maine, she was one of four children.
Margaret graduated high school from Pennell Institute in 1962 and then earned her Bachelor and
Master of Education degrees from Gorham State College/ University of Maine in Portland. In her
twenties, Margaret spent several years teaching elementary school in Hawai’i and at the West Point
military base in New York. She then traveled through Europe and worked at a school on a U.S. military
base in Germany. She then returned to Gray, Maine, to raise her family and further pursue her career in
education.
In 2013, Margaret retired from McMahon Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine, where for 25 years she
impacted many lives in her role as a guidance counselor. Margaret loved her career and told many
stories, especially about teaching in Hawai’i and Lewiston. She was cherished by her students and
friends, as she loved engaging with people and was an inspiration to us all. She was such a smart, witty,
and caring mother, sister, and friend, and will be so very missed. Gray, Maine, was her favorite place.
And, last but not least, she adored Elvis Presley.
Margaret is predeceased by her parents, Leroy and Myrtle (Andresen) Verrill, and sister Connie Verrill.
She is survived by two daughters, Annie Messinger of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Cori Messinger of
Kennebunk, Maine; sister Betty Cobb of North New Portland, Maine; brother David Verrill of Charlotte,
North Carolina; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 30, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Gray. In
lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Pierce Pond Watershed Trust
www.piercepondwatershed.org/donate and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
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