WINONA, Minn. — Margaret McCauley, age 96, of Winona, who was involved heavily in community affairs, died at home. She guided tours at the historic Bunnell House, taught English to Bosnian refugees, volunteered at Birthright, and worked as a caregiver at St. Anne’s Hospice and the Lamberton House. Proud of her heritage, she called herself as an “Irish Viking.” She held a history degree from Winona State University. Her late husband, Winona State physics professor Mac McCauley, was a state legislator  and County Board member. She clerked at Spurgeon’s downtown department store in downtown Winona and for awhile owned her own hair salon. She was active in a local Civil War round table and the Winona Historical Society.

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