Margaret (Peggy) Ellen Simmer
Margaret (Peggy) Ellen Simmer, 82, of Butler, passed away Saturday at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born April 5, 1935, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Gladys Marie (Kranz) Ion.
Peggy loved going to the casinos and spending time with her family, friends and her cat, Ramsy. She enjoyed talking about being a farm girl who grew up in the town of Isle (now present day Moraine State Park).
Surviving are her two sons, Arthur V. Simmer of New Castle and Mark A. Simmer of Butler; two daughters, Maureen E. (Matthew) Davis and Marcia E. (Scott) Marshall, all of Butler; 10 grandchildren, Kadell Mathais Schnur, Melissa Ann (Michael) Davis, Michael Allan Simmer, Matthew Ryan Smith, Autumn Brooke Smith, Hayden Hunter Smith, Bryce Anthony Smith, Nathan Andrew Davis, Cameron Michael Davis and Sienna Nicole Davis; four great grandchildren; four brothers, Richard L. (Bonnie) Ion, Russell Clair (Linda) Ion, Eugene D. Ion and David G. (Mary Kay) Ion; five sisters, Joan A. Lemmon, Mary G. (Charles “Gino”) Judge, Linda I. (Charles) Gaggini, Jean I. (Greg) Rupp and Sally A. Collar; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother and by her husband, Arthur Simmer; a brother, Edward Paul Ion; and a sister Edith Ann Ion.
SIMMER — Friends of Margaret (Peggy) Ellen Simmer, who died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, will be received from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler.A private burial will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery.For more information, visit www.youngfuneralhomes.com.
