Margaret “Peg” Ann Williamson, 82, of Benton Harbor, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 11:00AM at St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, 2950 Lakeview Ave., St. Joseph, Michigan. Pastor Dan Colthorp will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, from 3pm until 7pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve. Those wishing to leave a condolence online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Peg was born on March 28, 1937, to Frederick & Dorothy (Parker) Ochs in Leeper, PA. She graduated from Coloma High School in 1955 and married her high school sweetheart, William “Bill” Williamson, two weeks later. They enjoyed 46 wonderful years of marriage, camping, traveling, woodworking, and entertaining together. After Bill’s passing in 2001, Peg married Joseph Mitchell in July 2003. Peg was very involved in the local community and had an entrepreneurial spirit; in 1992 she started Williamson Employment Services in St. Joseph. In her long career, she helped countless people improve their lives. Today, her daughter and son-in-law, Judee and Jeff Hopwood own the company and carry on her legacy.
Peg had many passions including civil war history, collecting dolls, Tom Clark gnomes, and antique china, and visiting lighthouses. She was enthusiastic about the Silver Beach Carousal; she and Joe donated an Ostrich carousel figure, rounding board, and rocking chair to help make the project a reality. She was a member of St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, Burnett’s Traders Questers Club, Blossomland Doll Club, the Morton House Museum, and many professional organizations.
Peg is survived by her children, Joyce (David) Finlay of San Diego, CA, Judee (Jeff) Hopwood of St. Joseph, and Jennifer (James) Cruickshank of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Brian (Veronica), Crystal (Jonathan), David Jr. (Angela), Mandy (Kaliko), Alex, Joel (Jennifer), Corey, and Christopher; great-grandchildren, David III, Holden, Samuel, and Sophia; siblings, Darwin (Paulette) Clemens, James (JoAnn) Clemens and Kathy (Terry) Schaetzke; daughter-in-law Pamela Williamson; and brother-in-law Paul Schorr.
Peg was preceded in death by her husband William Williamson; her second husband Joseph Mitchell, parents, Frederick & Dorothy Ochs; son Jonathon Williamson; and siblings, Frederick (Shirley) Ochs, Marilyn (Paul) Schorr, and Thomas Brininger.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 11:00AM at St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, 2950 Lakeview Ave., St. Joseph, Michigan. Pastor Dan Colthorp will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, from 3pm until 7pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve. Those wishing to leave a condolence online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Peg was born on March 28, 1937, to Frederick & Dorothy (Parker) Ochs in Leeper, PA. She graduated from Coloma High School in 1955 and married her high school sweetheart, William “Bill” Williamson, two weeks later. They enjoyed 46 wonderful years of marriage, camping, traveling, woodworking, and entertaining together. After Bill’s passing in 2001, Peg married Joseph Mitchell in July 2003. Peg was very involved in the local community and had an entrepreneurial spirit; in 1992 she started Williamson Employment Services in St. Joseph. In her long career, she helped countless people improve their lives. Today, her daughter and son-in-law, Judee and Jeff Hopwood own the company and carry on her legacy.
Peg had many passions including civil war history, collecting dolls, Tom Clark gnomes, and antique china, and visiting lighthouses. She was enthusiastic about the Silver Beach Carousal; she and Joe donated an Ostrich carousel figure, rounding board, and rocking chair to help make the project a reality. She was a member of St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, Burnett’s Traders Questers Club, Blossomland Doll Club, the Morton House Museum, and many professional organizations.
Peg is survived by her children, Joyce (David) Finlay of San Diego, CA, Judee (Jeff) Hopwood of St. Joseph, and Jennifer (James) Cruickshank of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Brian (Veronica), Crystal (Jonathan), David Jr. (Angela), Mandy (Kaliko), Alex, Joel (Jennifer), Corey, and Christopher; great-grandchildren, David III, Holden, Samuel, and Sophia; siblings, Darwin (Paulette) Clemens, James (JoAnn) Clemens and Kathy (Terry) Schaetzke; daughter-in-law Pamela Williamson; and brother-in-law Paul Schorr.
Peg was preceded in death by her husband William Williamson; her second husband Joseph Mitchell, parents, Frederick & Dorothy Ochs; son Jonathon Williamson; and siblings, Frederick (Shirley) Ochs, Marilyn (Paul) Schorr, and Thomas Brininger.
Margaret “Peg” Ann Williamson, 82, of Benton Harbor, passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 11:00AM at St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, 2950 Lakeview Ave., St. Joseph, Michigan. Pastor Dan Colthorp will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, from 3pm until 7pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve. Those wishing to leave a condolence online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Peg was born on March 28, 1937, to Frederick & Dorothy (Parker) Ochs in Leeper, PA. She graduated from Coloma High School in 1955 and married her high school sweetheart, William “Bill” Williamson, two weeks later. They enjoyed 46 wonderful years of marriage, camping, traveling, woodworking, and entertaining together. After Bill’s passing in 2001, Peg married Joseph Mitchell in July 2003. Peg was very involved in the local community and had an entrepreneurial spirit; in 1992 she started Williamson Employment Services in St. Joseph. In her long career, she helped countless people improve their lives. Today, her daughter and son-in-law, Judee and Jeff Hopwood own the company and carry on her legacy.
Peg had many passions including civil war history, collecting dolls, Tom Clark gnomes, and antique china, and visiting lighthouses. She was enthusiastic about the Silver Beach Carousal; she and Joe donated an Ostrich carousel figure, rounding board, and rocking chair to help make the project a reality. She was a member of St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, Burnett’s Traders Questers Club, Blossomland Doll Club, the Morton House Museum, and many professional organizations.
Peg is survived by her children, Joyce (David) Finlay of San Diego, CA, Judee (Jeff) Hopwood of St. Joseph, and Jennifer (James) Cruickshank of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Brian (Veronica), Crystal (Jonathan), David Jr. (Angela), Mandy (Kaliko), Alex, Joel (Jennifer), Corey, and Christopher; great-grandchildren, David III, Holden, Samuel, and Sophia; siblings, Darwin (Paulette) Clemens, James (JoAnn) Clemens and Kathy (Terry) Schaetzke; daughter-in-law Pamela Williamson; and brother-in-law Paul Schorr.
Peg was preceded in death by her husband William Williamson; her second husband Joseph Mitchell, parents, Frederick & Dorothy Ochs; son Jonathon Williamson; and siblings, Frederick (Shirley) Ochs, Marilyn (Paul) Schorr, and Thomas Brininger.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 11:00AM at St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, 2950 Lakeview Ave., St. Joseph, Michigan. Pastor Dan Colthorp will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, from 3pm until 7pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve. Those wishing to leave a condolence online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Peg was born on March 28, 1937, to Frederick & Dorothy (Parker) Ochs in Leeper, PA. She graduated from Coloma High School in 1955 and married her high school sweetheart, William “Bill” Williamson, two weeks later. They enjoyed 46 wonderful years of marriage, camping, traveling, woodworking, and entertaining together. After Bill’s passing in 2001, Peg married Joseph Mitchell in July 2003. Peg was very involved in the local community and had an entrepreneurial spirit; in 1992 she started Williamson Employment Services in St. Joseph. In her long career, she helped countless people improve their lives. Today, her daughter and son-in-law, Judee and Jeff Hopwood own the company and carry on her legacy.
Peg had many passions including civil war history, collecting dolls, Tom Clark gnomes, and antique china, and visiting lighthouses. She was enthusiastic about the Silver Beach Carousal; she and Joe donated an Ostrich carousel figure, rounding board, and rocking chair to help make the project a reality. She was a member of St. Joseph First United Methodist Church, Burnett’s Traders Questers Club, Blossomland Doll Club, the Morton House Museum, and many professional organizations.
Peg is survived by her children, Joyce (David) Finlay of San Diego, CA, Judee (Jeff) Hopwood of St. Joseph, and Jennifer (James) Cruickshank of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Brian (Veronica), Crystal (Jonathan), David Jr. (Angela), Mandy (Kaliko), Alex, Joel (Jennifer), Corey, and Christopher; great-grandchildren, David III, Holden, Samuel, and Sophia; siblings, Darwin (Paulette) Clemens, James (JoAnn) Clemens and Kathy (Terry) Schaetzke; daughter-in-law Pamela Williamson; and brother-in-law Paul Schorr.
Peg was preceded in death by her husband William Williamson; her second husband Joseph Mitchell, parents, Frederick & Dorothy Ochs; son Jonathon Williamson; and siblings, Frederick (Shirley) Ochs, Marilyn (Paul) Schorr, and Thomas Brininger.
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