"So sorry for your families loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers as you face this difficult time. "
In loving memory of
Margaret 'Peg' Van Blarcom
December 8, 1936 - November 12, 2013
MARGARET 'PEG' VAN BLARCOM
MUSCATINE, Iowa - Margaret 'Peg' Van Blarcom, 76, of Muscatine, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Lutheran Homes.
Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend Dan Schoepf of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. A time of food and fellowship will be held following the service at Calvary Baptist Church.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Peg was born on December 8, 1936, in Coldwater, Michigan, the daughter of Kenneth and Margaret Schmidt Cuyler. She married Lynwood Van Blarcom and he preceded her in death.
She worked as a bookkeeper at Stiles Drug Store, Carver Hardware, and later at the Hotel Muscatine.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She loved to play bingo, eat popcorn, dilly bars, and loved her family and friends.
Those left to honor her memory include two sons, Karry Van Blarcom of Hudson, Colorado, and Ray Van Blarcom and wife, Nancy, of Muscatine; one daughter, Gloria Snider and husband, Kirk, of Muscatine; six grandchildren, Brandon Van Blarcom, Ashley Van Blarcom, Matthew Van Blarcom, Tucker Snider, Duncan Snider, and Abigail Van Blarcom; three great-grandchildren, Aiden and Hailey Van Blarcom, and Dylan Hess; and one sister, Gretchen Hollister.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and one brother, Kenneth William Cuyler.
Tributes
"Though we never met you, Peg, we feel like we know you through our friendship with Ray and Nancy. May you rest in the peace of our Lord. "
"Peg was a very good friend to me. She was member of Faith United Church of Christ at that time. Peg knew Kathy Lyon was going to quit her secretarial position at the church and she asked me if I would be interested in that position and I told her yes. She told Rev. Rechterman that I was interested in the position and he interviewed me and I got the job. I liked Peg very much and she was a very good friend."