Margaret Potashnick

Friday, April 17, 2020
Margaret Potashnick

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Margaret Mary Potashnick, 78, of Columbia, passed away on April 7, 2020, at the Heritage of the Lowman Home.

Born March 4, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Lucile Vivian Jackson Potashnick. A 1960 graduate of Sikeston, Mo., High School, she earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of South Carolina. She worked as a labor relations adviser for the Massachusetts Commonwealth and the State of South Carolina. She was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brockton, Mass. She was the former president of the Unitarian Universalist of Columbia where she took great interest in all programs for positive social justice. Margaret had a great love for old homes and shopping for antiques and collectables.

She is survived by her son, Whitney Fowler of Columbia; a sister, Evelyn Hodge of St. Louis, Mo.; a brother, Sam Potashnick and wife Janie of Sikeston; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life service will be held at a future date.

Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is assisting the Potashnick family.

Online condolences may be shared at thompsonsfuneral.com.


The family asks that you make donations to the Alzheimer's Association of South Carolina, 140 Stoneridge Drive 210, Columbia, SC 29210.

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