Margaret Isetta

Margaret Isetta 1926 ? 2007Determined and spirited, Margaret Isetta passed away on November 8, 2007 after a struggle with lung cancer. Everyone who was fortunate enough to know her will always remember her sense of style, her quick wit, her love of life, and her generous nature.Born in Denver on March 10, 1926, as Margaret Brown, her family moved to San Jose in the 1940s. As a young woman, she learned to become a gourmet cook, and was one of the best-loved servers at Lou?s Village, a landmark restaurant in the area. In 1955, she married her husband of 52 years, Michele Isetta, and they relocated to San Francisco. For more than five decades, they lived life to the fullest. She opened Marge?s Café in San Francisco, and when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, Marge invented and obtained a trademark for ?Moonburger on a Crater? which received the approval of many, including Herb Caen. In addition to her exceptional cooking talent, Marge was a graceful figure skater well into her fifties, where she was a member of ?The Coffee Club? in San Francisco?s landmark ice rink. She skated there with many of her friends several times a week. She also inspired her granddaughter to skate as a little girl, who later became a competitive figure skater. Marge was also an avid water-skier, world traveler, and angler. (Many sturgeon, bass and marlin might say she was a bit too talented.) Blessed with strong genes, she passed her striking beauty on to her daughter, Kathryn Wickstrom Karraker, and her granddaughter, Cynthia Wickstrom Zuniga. She is survived by her husband, Michele Isetta, by her daughter, Kathryn Wickstrom Karraker, her son-in law, Greg Karraker, by her granddaughter, Cynthia Wickstrom Zuniga, her grandson-in-law, Marco Zuniga, and her granddaughter?s father, Glenn Wickstrom.Friends may visit after 4pm Monday and are invited to attend the Vigil service Monday 7pm and the Funeral Liturgy Tuesday 11am at the chapels of Valente Marini Perata & Co. 4840 Mission St., SF. Committal services will follow the Funeral Liturgy at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.In lieu of flowers, her family requests that donations be made to The American Cancer Society.Marge, we love you. You are an inspiration to us all. Visitations: 4:00PM to 9:00PM on Monday, November 12th, 2007 at Valente Marini Perata & Co. Funeral Directors (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at Valente Marini Perata & Co. on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery1500 Mission RoadColma, CA 94014 (map/driving directions)

Margaret Isetta

March 1, 1926 - November 8, 2007