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Margaret Wirth deMille Buchanan, known to all as Peggy, passed away on October 5, 2021 at Sussman House in Rockport. Born December 31, 1931, she was the daughter of John and Julia (Wirth) deMille and raised in Milford, NJ, graduating from Linden Hall in Lititz, Pennsylvania in 1949, and Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts in 1953.
She joins her late husband and best friend, Thomas Buchanan; and will be sadly missed by his brother-in-law, John Buchanan and his wife Roberta; daughter, Catherine (and Dennis) Cheetham; son, Robert (and Donna) Wardle; daughter-in-law, Susan Buchanan; stepson, Brad (and Carol) Buchanan; stepson, Ross (and Carol) Buchanan; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The first part of her adult life was spent in Orange, Connecticut, where her occupations included a piano teacher, elementary school music teacher, church organist and choir director, legal secretary and as conductor. desk for the cabinet, she was the calming force that kept everything going smoothly. Peggy and Tom moved permanently to Bristol in 1992 where they were very active in the Bristol Congregational Church, and Peggy was a volunteer at the Bristol Library.
An accomplished seamstress and knitter, Peggy has knitted over 80 winter hats each year for Caring for Kids.
Peggy was so generous and kind. She greeted everyone she came in contact with by name as she felt everyone around her deserved her warmth and respect. Her greatest joy was being surrounded by her family and friends and her laughter and sense of humor lit up the room.
Peggy will be buried in the deMille family plot in Riegelsville (Pa.) Cemetery where her grandparents, Leo and Ida Wirth, lived across the street. A memorial service is scheduled for spring 2022.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Peggy can be made to Maine Seacoast Mission, 6 Old Firehouse Lane, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 or by visiting seacoastmission.org.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta. Condolences and messages for his family can be expressed by visiting stronghancock.com.
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