Marburger

Margaret C. “Peg” Graham Marburger, 86, formerly of Evans City, passed away Wednesday afternoon at the Evergreen Nursing Center, Harmony.

Born March 14, 1925, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Josephine (Simmer) Graham and wife of the late Lewis R. Marburger.

Mrs. Marburger was a member of the St. John's United Church of Christ, Evans City, where she was a former member of the Mary Grace Circle.

Peg enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, playing cards and bingo and the 25 years she and her husband spent at Horseshoe Cove RV Park in Bradenton, Fla., for the winter.

Peg had lived at President's Square in Evans City and enjoyed lunches and meeting new people at the Evans City Senior Center.

As a young woman she worked at the A&P grocery store in Butler, where she met her husband. They married April 21, 1947. After marriage, Peg worked at Treesdale Orchards in Connoquenessing and Thompson's Restaurant in Harmony. But the most important job she ever had was raising her three children.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis R. Marburger, on Aug. 30, 2001, and by four brothers and two sisters.

She is survived by two daughters, Judy (Frank) Chilleo of Cranberry Township and Nancy (Ed) Miller of Evans City; a son, Gary Marburger of Evans City; a sister, Patty (Laverne) Wolfe of Butler; six grandchildren, Steve (Laura) Welhoner, Lesley (Dave) Kunkel, Heather Miles, Ben (Stephanie) Miller, Matthew Chilleo and Jordan Marburger; and four great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Ryan and Layla Welhoner and Adrianne Lewis Kunkel.

<B>Marburger</B> — A memorial service for Margaret C. “Peg” (Graham) Marburger, who died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, will be at 2 p.m. April 23 at the St John’s United Church of Christ, Evans City. A private burial will be in the Evans City Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, PA 16033.Arrangements are under the direction of the <B>A. Carl Kinsey-Ronald N. Volz Funeral Home</B>, Evans City; and additional information may be obtained at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com