Marguerite S. “Peggy” Walsh died on Sept. 18, 2014, age 84, long-time resident of Oyster Bay. Peggy was born Nov. 2, 1929 in New York City and moved to Oyster Bay as a child. She graduated from Oyster Bay High School in 1947 and then attended Mary Washington College. Peggy earned her master’s degree in French Literature from Columbia University. Peggy was a dedicated French teacher for 30 years at MacArthur High School in the Levittown School District, where she also supervised a number of school clubs. Fluent in the French language, Peggy had a fond appreciation for France, where she still has a number of cousins. She also had a great love for the arts, fashion, reading, history and classical music.
Peggy was predeceased by her parents, Thomas and Eva Walsh, and her in sister-in-law Margaret Walsh. Peggy is survived by her brother Richard Castle-Walsh (Babetta), nephew Bill Walsh and nieces Meg Heller (John), Janet Walsh (Carla), Anne Walsh, Katie Schlicht (Bill) and her seven great-nieces and nephews: Sarah Stamp (Adam), Catherine Heller, Colton, Brody, and Shayna Walsh, Emily and Maggie Schlicht. Visiting Oyster Bay Funeral Home, 261 South St., Oyster Bay. Funeral service held at the Oyster Bay Funeral Home Chapel. Interment Locust Valley Cemetery. www.oysterbayfuneralhome.com.
