Margaret Ann Doss was born in San Francisco, California on July 7, 1950, to Evelyn Margaret and Cecil Harrison Doss. She passed peacefully into heaven on November 11, 2023.

Margaret had battled Parkinson’s disease for many, many years. She had the Parkinson’s deep brain surgery in 2016 which prolonged her quality of life which allowed her to continue enjoying her love of horses and gardening for several more years.

She owned her first horse at age 14 at Coastside Corral in Linda Mar, Pacifica, California and became their first rodeo queen in 1969. She owned many horses over the years as well as frequently riding other trail horses, rodeo horses, her parent’s horses, packhorses and mules whenever the opportunity came up.

Margaret loved gardening, planting vegetable gardens, pruning fruit trees, and installing their irrigation. She studied and was very knowledgeable in all aspects of vegetation. She was an excellent seamstress and had an early ability to produce wall art. She was an avid baker. Many of us enjoyed her homemade jams over the years.

She began her work career in the office of Sears and Roebucks on Mission and Army Streets in San Francisco at the age of 18. She moved on to work at the United States Post Office in the dead letter seasonal office during Christmas, became a mail carrier then moved into their office environment working at many San Francisco facilities. She retired at the age of 59 out of the Petaluma facility as a highly respected Transportation Manager.

Margaret became the primary care giver for her grandmother, Muriel Bopp for the last 10 years of her grand-mothers life. She loved country music, Johnny Cash her favorite.

She mostly practiced holistic healing during her lifetime. She basically always owned a dog and cat or two and rescued multiple different animals over the years.

Margaret was married three times, looking for the love of her life and was gifted with a beautiful stepdaughter, Carin Ricci, who remained bonded with her for life.

Margaret leaves to cherish her memory her mom, Evelyn Villeggiante, sisters, Lorraine Doss and Deborah Wasche, half-brother Tommy Doss, stepdaughter Carin Ricci, nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, great nieces and nephews, x husband Gene Brown, dog Jake, extended family members and friends.

She had a compassion for the simple life. Her laugh was infectious and heartly felt by all that knew her. She will be missed.

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