SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Margaret Cornelia "Maggie" Steger, 51, of Scott City died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born July 11, 1950, at St. Louis, daughter of Dennis Eugene Sr. and Goldie McBride La Croix. She and Malvin Leslie Steger were married Feb. 15, 1970. He died May 17, 1978.

Survivors include her mother; a son, Malvin L. "Chip" Steger II of St. Louis; a daughter, Tammy Ressel of Scott City; a brother, Edward LaCroix of Virginia Beach, Va.; three sisters, Carol Matteson of Aberdine, Wash., Maujeva Overfield of Chaffee, Mo., and Dee Benson of Scott City; and four grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her father, a brother and her stepfather.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, with the Rev. David Coon officiating. Burial will be in Lightner Memorial Cemetery in Scott City.