NEESE, Margaret (Peggy) Eda

The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona February 21, 2003 Margaret "Peggy" Neese, Peggy Neese, born Margaret Eda Knorpp on Jan. 2, 1926 to Anna Pearl Stauffer Knorpp and Walter Wesley Knorpp, died today, Feb. 19,. 2003, at her home in Phoenix after an extended illness. Born in Phoenix, Peggy was educated in the Phoenix public school system, culminating in North Phoenix High School. She attended Mills College for a year, and graduated from Northwestern Univeristy in 1947 with a degree in business administration. That year Peggy married Ebbie Neese and they went on to have a family of six. Peggy had many civic and charitable involvements including political organizing for the Republican Party. In their final home in Phoenix, Peggy contributed greatly to the Columbine Garden Club and published its newsletter. Peggy was loved by everyone she met she was cordial, giving, modest and simply elegant. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Peggy is survived by her sister Mary-Jane Begley, her husband Ebbie Neese, her six children and their spouses Laura Malik, Mary-Jane Wagle, John Neese, Bob & Sue Neese, Margaret & Alfonso Brooks, Walter & Brande Neese, eleven grandchildren and their spouses and many nieces, nephews and two grand-nieces. In lieu of flowers contributions to be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower, Phoenix, AZ 85014. Services will be private. Courtesy of Pat Wilson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona February 23, 2003 Peggy Neese, born Margaret Eda Knorpp on Jan. 2, 1926 to Anna Pearl Stauffer Knorpp and Walter Wesley Knorpp, died today, Feb. 19, 2003, at her home in Phoenix after an extended illness. Born in Phoenix, Peggy was educated in the Phoenix public school system, culminating in North Phoenix High School, where she was a member of the X-Club. She attended Mills College in Oakland for a year, then transferred to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where she presided over the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma and graduated in 1947 with a degree in business administration. Soon thereafter she married Ebbie Neese and gave birth to six children. Peggy and Ebbie began their married life in Beloit, Wisconsin, where Peggy had many civic and charitable involvements including political organizing for the Republican Party. The family moved to Berwyn, Pennsylvania in 1960, then to Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1961, then to England in 1967, returning to the Beloit area in 1975. Since Ebbie's retirement in 1986, Peggy and Ebbie had been living in Phoenix, where Peggy contributed greatly to the Columbine Garden Club and its newsletter, which she published. Peggy appreciated fine arts, being an avid concert goer and frequenter of museums and art exhibitions wherever she traveled, which she did often and far, bringing her children and grandchildren along whenever possible. Peggy was loved by everyone she met she was cordial, giving, modest and simply elegant. She was a perfectionist in every way, from the way she carried herself and raised her children to the numberless ways she lent support to Ebbie in his every effort, to the way she kept her home and garden, and the way she tirelessly served the community. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Peggy is survived by her sister Maryn Jane Begley, her husband Ebbie Neese, her six children and their spouses Laura Malik, Mary-Jane Wagle, John Neese, Bob & Sue Neese, Margaret & Alfonso Brooks, Walter & Brande Neese, eleven grandchildren and their spouses and many nieces and nephews and two grand-nieces. In lieu of flowers contributions to the Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower, Phoenix, AZ 85014. Services will be private. Courtesy of Pat Wilson.