Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) Calamari

October 31, 1919 - November 26, 2014

Margaret (Peggy) Calamari, of South Cairo, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on the 26th. of November 2014. She was born in NYC to Catherine and John McGrath on October 31, 1919. Margaret was predeceased by Frank her husband of 71 years in 2008 and by grandson Mathew Woods in 1986. Margaret was also predeceased by her brother Mathew McGrath and sisters Theresa Kerns, Ann Smith and Doris Smith. She is survived by her eleven children: Peggy, Frances Solano, Helene Woods, John, Frank (Marnie), Rita (Michael) Roskoski, Joan, Louise, Michael (Marisa), Gerard, and Joseph. Also surviving is Margaret’s sister Sonia Simon as well as her beloved 17 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great grandchildren, and many loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, NY, on Friday, November 28, 2014 from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Cairo, Saturday, November 29, 2014, at 11:00 A.M. with interment in the family plot of St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Catskill, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Community Hospice, 47 Liberty Street, Catskill, NY, 12414. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.