Margaret Ann “Peggy” DeMucci
Margaret Ann “Peggy” DeMucci, 83, of Butler passed away Sunday evening at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 10, 1935, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late John Joseph and Mildred Regina (Megan) O'Brien.
A 1957 graduate of Slippery Rock University, Peggy was employed as a teacher for the Butler School District and later, as an adoption caseworker for Catholic Charities and as a congressional staffer for the U.S. House of Representatives.
She was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.
Well known for her volunteer work in the community, Peggy was a past president of the Mental Health Association in Butler County, past president of the Butler branch of the American Association of University Women, and a past chairman of the Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees. She also served on the Slippery Rock University Foundation Board and its investment committee.
She is survived by two daughters, Anne Hennon of Grove City, and Ellen DeMucci of St Louis, Mo.; three brothers, Robert “Bob” O'Brien of Butler, John J. O'Brien Jr. of Michigan City, Ind., and Larry O'Brien and his wife, Patty, of Eugene, Ore.; one grandson, Luke Samuel Hennon of Grove City; two nephews, Patrick O'Brien and his wife, Jennifer, of Seattle, Wash., and Timothy O'Brien of Eugene, Ore.; and three beloved cats, Marggy Mae, Bibby and Bigger.
She was also close to the Wilson Tirk family of Butler.
Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, Hector A. DeMucci, who passed away July 29, 2002.
DEMUCCI — Friends of Margaret Ann “Peggy” DeMucci, who died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday from St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler.Burial will take place in St. Michael's Cemetery.The family requests memorial donations to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Food Cupboard, 146 N. Monroe St., Butler, PA 16001.For more information, please visit www.martinfh.net.
