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Margaret (Peggy) Bowler
Peggy passed away peacefully on October 14, 2023 at the age of 86 in the care of Cornerstone Hospice at Buffalo Crossing Health and Rehabilitation Center,
The Villages, Florida.
She was born in the Bronx on 7/7/37 and attended SS Peter &Paul Elementary School, Cathedral High School, St. Thomas Aquinas College with a
Bachelor of Science in Education, and Manhattan College with a Masters of Arts. Peggy spent her early career as an elementary school teacher but she fulfilled her passion for helping others as a high school guidance counselor at St. Pius and Msgr. Scanlan High School in the Bronx. Peggy was honored for her work with the Inner City Scholarship fund that provided awards to dozens of students.
She moved to The Villages, Florida ten years ago and loved the lifestyle. She was on the board of the Bronx Club, the Irish American Claddagh Club and an active member of St. Mark the Evangelist Church.
Peggy was predeceased by her parents Patrick Bowler (of Ballyferriter, County Kerry) and
Bridgette Kilkelly (of Kinvera, County Galway) and her brothers Patrick, Michael and
John. She is survived by her nephew Patrick Bowler of Yonkers, NY
and her maternal cousin relations Mary Lippi of Salem, Oregon, Jonathan, Matthew and Luke Armshaw, as well as multiple Kilkelly
first and second cousins in NY, Ca, Ireland and England. She is also
survived by paternal Bowler-Manning Family cousins in Colorado, New York and
Florida.
Peggy brought a laugh and a sense of comfort to all who knew her.
A memorial mass will be held at St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Summerfield,
Florida on November 2, 2023 at 10 AM.
The family and friends wish to extend
their sincere thanks to the staff at Buffalo Crossing for all their care and kindness.
A Google Photo Album of Peggy and her family has been assembled and is available at the following link.
MEMORIES
Acknowledgements
Anyone wishing to express Acknowledgements and have them published in Peggy's memory can do so by sending an email to Hegney750Apt9@aol.com
“Fágann saol maith ina dhiaidh oidhreacht álainn.”
(“A life well-lived leaves behind a beautiful legacy.”)
From her Galway born Irish mother, Peggy inherited her love of life, joy and laughter, and from her Kerry born Irish father she inherited her gentle, kind and empathetic spirit. She left her legacy of all of those qualities with so many of us who were fortunate to have been her family and her friends, and all of the students she encouraged through their high school years.
As her “much younger cousin” I have only had her in my life for almost 78 years, and I was so lucky to have loved and been loved by her. So many memories, and so many of her stories never to be forgotten, and always to be missed is how much she, my brother and I would laugh when we were together. Peggy was a very special person, and she will be present everyday in my heart and in my thoughts.
Mary Lippi October 23, 2023
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