Margaret Peggy 'Peggy' Martin Obituary (1936

Margaret "Peggy" Martin, age 73, of 25 Circle Street, Saranac Lake, died Sunday May 17, 2009 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born in Lake Placid, New York on April 19, 1936, she was the daughter of Gertrude and Charles Cogan. She attended St. Bernard's school for eight years and graduated from Saranac Lake High School. She married her high school sweetheart Robert J. Martin on December 29, 1953 at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake. In 1999, she and her husband began spending the winters in their Florida home, returning every summer to their home in Saranac Lake. Peggy had been employed by the Saranac Lake Central School District as a secretary and hall monitor for 19 years. She was a member of St. Bernard's Church, served on the St. Bernard's School Parent Educators Board and School Board, and St. Bernard's Church Finance Council, Parish Council, and Cemetery Committee. She was also a member of Christian Family Members, Ladies of the Elks, and the Mothers Club. She is survived by her husband Robert, four sons: Kevin Martin and his wife Licia of Newport, NC; Scott Martin and his wife Anne of Glastonbury, CT; Robert Martin of Durham, NC; and Daniel Martin of East Hartford, CT; one daughter, Michelle Martin of Woodbridge, VA; three grandchildren, John Robert Martin, Amy Marie Martin, and Karlee Cogan Martin; and one sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Fred Woods of Deland, FL. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, several aunts and uncles, and long time friend Marge Nemeth. Calling hours will take place at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home on Thursday May 21st from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. A bible vigil service will take place at 7:45 PM on Thursday evening. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11am on Friday May 22nd at St. Bernard's Church in Saranac Lake with Father Doug Comstock and Father Thomas Kornmeyer officiating. Burial will follow at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Saranac Lake. Friends wishing to remember Peggy Martin may make memorial contributions to the Carmelite Monastery, St. Bernard's School, High Peaks Hospice, and Life Flight in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.