Obituary
Margaret Delle (Carnegie) Wakeman was born one of five children and middle child to John and Maria Carnegie on September 12, 1949, in Medford, OR and passed away May 11, 2024, in Crescent City, CA surrounded by family.
Margaret enjoyed a happy childhood in southern Oregon. Growing up, she explored the Rogue Valley and numerous parts of Oregon with her family, participated in 4-H and other local events, and was an enthusiastic member of her high school’s pep club. She fondly recalled many family trips to Albany, OR and surrounding areas to visit grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Her family always enjoyed her many recollections of a big road trip across the country with parents and siblings to Washington, D.C. in 1959.
In Medford, Margaret attended and graduated from St. Mary’s School and St. Mary’s High School. She graduated from Southern Oregon College in Ashland, OR with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1971. She was an elementary school teacher in southern Oregon until 1975 when she married Dr. Roger Wakeman in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Medford and moved to Crescent City. She became a substitute teacher and teacher’s aide in Crescent City schools. Her family enjoyed hearing her recount her many joyful memories of teaching small children how to read, write and gain knowledge of other fundamentals in their early education. Margaret eventually began working with Roger’s dental practice, performing office managerial duties until the retirement of both she and Roger in 2008.
Beginning in 1984, Margaret and Roger welcomed three children – Angela, Kyle and Kevin at Seaside Hospital then, Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City.
The family has enjoyed years of happiness together. Holidays, Christmastimes particularly, were always made extra special every year with observations, customs and decoration made possible by Margaret. Birthdays were marked with fun and excitement at home with family, with celebrations at a park or a trip to visit grandparents.
The family enjoyed traveling to places within California, Oregon, and to destinations like Washington D.C. and the Grand Canyon. Margaret traveled abroad with family. She and Roger especially enjoyed visiting their youngest son, Kevin, daughter-in-law, and precious granddaughters in Japan over the years.
She always loved and was attentive to all family pets and their well-being over the years.Margaret was preceded in death by her parents John and Maria Carnegie and brother-in-law, Teryl Wakeman.Margaret is survived by her husband of nearly 49 years, Roger, daughter, Angela Wakeman, sons Kyle (Marissa) Wakeman, Kevin (Aika) Wakeman and granddaughters, Layla and Alice (Kevin). To know two new grandchildren are due soon in 2024 brought her so much joy.
She is also survived by her siblings, Mary Ann Lorenz (Don), Jim Carnegie (Cassie), Bill Carnegie (Kay), Betty Jane Alward (Bob), sister-in-law, Genevieve Wakeman (Teryl), numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
As a family we cannot write enough to share how much she will always mean to us. She loved us and we will always love her.
Services arranged by Wier’s Mortuary Chapel and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Crescent City.