Margaret A. McBean (nee: Steinbach) died Dec. 11, 2004, at Chardon Healthcare Center in Chardon.Born Dec. 6, 1923, in Soldier, Iowa, she lived in Claridon Township and Chardon since the 1950s.She was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, serving at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where she met and married her husband Robert Russell McBean. She was a member of First Congregational Church of Claridon. Her greatest pleasure was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Mrs. McBean was a homemaker and later in life, she was a cook at Berkshire High School.Survivors are her son, Gene (Linda) McBean of Chardon; daughters, Jenny Williams and Pat Burnheimer of Windsor Township; grandchildren, Shelley (Greg) Short of Maryland, Jim (Tammy) McBean of Chardon, Peggy Williams of Cleveland, and Laura Williams of Toledo; great-grandchildren, Jeff Short of Maryland, Hayden and Laney McBean of Chardon, and Sinclaire Williams of Cleveland; brother, Albert Steinbach of Rogers, Ark.; and sister, Leona Lucia of Benton, Ark.Her husband, Robert Russell McBean, whom she married July 17, 1945, died Jan. 27,1976. Her parents, George and Margaretha (Hasl) Steinbach; and sister, Mary Olson, are also deceased.The family suggests contributions be made to First Congregational Church of Claridon , 13942 Mayfield Road, Huntsburg 44046.