Margaret ""Meg"" E. Bracken

Margaret E. “Meg” Bracken, 90, of Frankfort, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 18, 2015, at her home watching the beautiful wildlife outside her window.

She was born January 13, 1925, in Barre, VT, to Thomas B. and Elizabeth McGregor Emslie.  On October 23, 1949, she married Robert Bracken in Montpelier, VT; he preceded her in death on January 6, 2013.

Meg graduated from Spaulding High School, and attended both Vermont Junior College and Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing where she served as a cadet nurse until the end of World War II.  She was a Registered Nurse and taught Nursing Arts in Boston and later at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  Meg was an avid knitter and taught at the Knit Wit Shop.  She was a member of First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Frankfort where she was a Sunday school teacher and a small group participant, Friend of the Library member, Tri Kappa member, member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Women's Committee Clinton County Chapter, Meals on Wheels volunteer, Red Hat Society member, and founder of the Pink Ladies where she still actively participated; she continued to help sew puppets that are given to hospitalized children. Meg and her cat, Foxy Longfellow, enjoyed many days together.

Surviving are two children, Robert E. Bracken (George Applegate) of Santa Monica, CA, and Sarah (Brett) Porter of Frankfort; one granddaughter, Megan Porter of St. Louis, MO; one niece, two nephews, two great nieces, and several cousins in Scotland and New Zealand.

In addition to her husband, Meg is preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Sheila Mandel.

Visitation for Meg will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Genda Funeral Home in Frankfort, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.  Funeral service to honor Meg will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24, 2015, at the funeral home with Pastor Paul Copeland officiating.  Burial will follow in Green Lawn Cemetery.  Online condolences may be directed to www.gendafuneralhome.com.