Margie Loiseau-Bauerle

Local Aviatrix, Margie Loiseau-Bauerle of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born September 21, 1930 in East Prairie, Missouri to Flossie Cox Powers and Lucius Alvie Powers. She graduated from East Prairie High School in 1948, City Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, Missouri in 1951, and St. John’s School of Anesthesia, Springfield, Illinois in 1953. During her career she worked as a Nurse Anesthetist at City Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, was the Director of Anesthesia at Warner Brown Hospital in El Dorado, Arkansas, and was the first Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at St. Francis Hospital in 1957. Marge was a well-known pilot and Charter member of the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an international Organization of Women Pilots. She was the first area woman to fly in the Powder Puff Derby, a transcontinental air race for women pilots, competing in 1967 and 1972. Throughout her life she had an adventuresome spirit which took her to many parts of the world as a student of nature, a pilot, and a hiker. She had a remarkable curiosity and passion for learning, and was a mentor to many. She actively participated in numerous community and civic organizations. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, The American Association of Nurse Anesthetist, the Cape Girardeau Historical Association, P.E.O. Chapter LY, SEMO Kennel Club, the American Boxer Club, the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau Public Library Advisory Board, a Hospice Volunteer at Southeast Health and St. Francis Medical Center, and SEMO Master Gardeners. She was on the Chateau Girardeau Foundation Board and was the creator of the Chateau’s Wildflower Trail. She was predeceased by her husbands, Frank W. Hall, M.D., Paul B. Loiseau, and James A Bauerle, as well as her sister, Frances Britt, brother, Alvin Powers, and sons, Roland K. Hall, and Paul B. Loiseau, Jr. She is survived by her sons, Frank W. Hall II of Oro, Arizona, James T. Hall, O.D. and John P. Hall, D.O. of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Robert J. Loiseau of Houston, Texas. She is survived by ten grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no funeral. A private family memorial will be held in the future. Memorials in her honor may be made to Humane Society of Cape Girardeau, 2536 Boutin Road, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, or the charity of choice.

Margie Loiseau-Bauerle

September 21, 1930 - July 30, 2020