Margaret J. “Peggy” Fry, 64, of Clearfield died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Presbyterian Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 9, 1948, she was the daughter of Thomas Isaiah and Dorothy Pearl (Koon) Wall.
A graduate of Curwensville High School, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in early childhood education from The Pennsylvania State University. She taught kindergarten for 34 years in the Clearfield Area School District; she taught 28 years at Leonard Grade Elementary School and six years at Clearfield Elementary School. During her career, she helped shape the lives of 1,575 children.
She was a birth right member of West Branch Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, Grampian, where she served as adult leader of Quaker Youth Fellowship and also as treasurer of the First Day School. She was representative of the Meeting to the Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
At various times, she served on the Advancement and Outreach committee, the Nominating committee and the Educational Funding Resources committee, where she served a term as clerk. She was recording clerk for Centre Quarterly Meeting and was co-clerk of the 1999 Triennial planning committee of Friends United Meeting, an international organization.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as registrar of the former Susquehanna Chapter and as Regent of the current DuBois/Susquehanna Chapter. She was also a member of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century. She held life memberships in the Pennsylvania State Grange, Penn Grange #534 in Grampian, the Penn State Alumni Association and Zeta Tau Alpha.
On June 14, 1975 in Clearfield, she wed Walter T. Fry Jr. who survives along with numerous cousins and extended family of her husbands.
She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant sister.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fry will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the West Branch Friends Meeting House, 415 First St., Grampian, with Mrs. Lori Rancik as Overseer. Burial will be in the Friends Cemetery, Grampian.
Friends will be received from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday and from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. 16 N. Front St., Clearfield.
The family suggests contributions be made to either the West Branch Friends Meeting, c/o Mr. Jeff Wriglesworth, 212 McCann Bottom Rd., Grampian, PA 16838 or the Shaw Public Library 1 S. Front St., Clearfield, PA 16830.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chidboyfuneralhome.com.
The Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. of Clearfield is in charge of the arrangements.