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Margaret ‘Peggy’ L. Lapikas
Sharon High grad retired from Hermitage schools
Margaret “Peggy” L. Lapikas of 7229 W. Market St., Mercer, formerly of Waverly Street in the Patagonia neighborhood of Hermitage, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Sunday (1-6-08) after an extended illness. She was 66.
Mrs. Lapikas was born Thursday, March 20, 1941, in Sharon, a daughter of John and Anna Mudrey Seech.
She graduated from Sharon High School in 1959.
Peggy retired in 2004 from Hermitage School District, where she loved interacting with the kids and her job as a custodian for 27 years.
She was a past member of Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge 103, Sharon.
Peggy had a great love for cats and enjoyed shopping and collecting Beanie Babies.
Her husband, William “Bill” Lapikas, whom she married July 25, 1959, died Oct. 6, 2001.
She is survived by: two daughters, Cynthia A. Farley and her husband Charles, Farrell; and Christine E. Davis and her husband Randy, Lowell, Ind.; a son, Kenneth J. Lapikas and his wife Pauline, Jefferson Township; and four grandchildren, Andrew and Nicole Lapikas; and twins, Jessica and Jacqulyn Davis.
Peggy was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Elizabeth “Betty Ann” Marcello.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Mercer County, 3005 E. State St., Sharon 16146; or to the American Diabetes Association, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 700, Pittsburgh 15235.
LAPIKAS
Mrs. William “Bill” (Margaret “Peggy” L.), 66, of 7229 W. Market St., Mercer.
Calling hours: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday (1-10-08) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@verizon.net
Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday (1-11-08) in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Gary A. Minich, pastor of Grand Valley Baptist Church, Rome, Ohio, officiating.
Interment: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hermitage.
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