PETERS, Margaret F. 96, of Springfield, Ohio, died Saturday morning, February 4, 2012 at The Laurels of Worthington, Worthington, Ohio following a lengthy illness.
She was born in Springfield, Ohio (Clark County) on June 3, 1915 to Lawrence and Freda Circle.
Margaret was a graduate of Lawrenceville High School class of 1933 along with her future husband Ronald ("Ronnie") F. Peters. They celebrated 55 years of marriage.
Ronnie predeceased Margie in 1990.
Margaret was also preceded in death by her parents, her sisters, Thelma ("Babe") Bird Lampl and Elma S. Clark, her brother, Lewis Circle, and her niece and nephew-in-law, Donna Mae and Jay Studebaker.
She was an avid bowler for many years and was named "Athlete of the Year in Springfield" in the 1950's. Additionally, as the wife of a coach at several Ohio schools and the principal at Northwestern High School (Clark County), Margaret was the constant supporter of sports activities.
For 20 years or more, Margaret and Ronnie raised flowers and were wholesalers to many of the local retail flower shops. Thereafter, for a period of 15 years, she owned and operated "Flowercraft" and was caretaker for Ronnie for the final two years of his life.
They were also very active members of the Lawrenceville United Church of Christ for many years.
Survivors include her daughter, Joan L. (David B.) Hornbeck of Columbus, Ohio, granddaughter, Kirsten L. Hornbeck (James) Stilgenbauer of Cincinnati, Ohio and grandsons, Nathan J. ("Nate") and Andrew T. ("Drew") Stilgenbauer of Cincinnati, Ohio, great niece, Linda (Jeff) Hobby of North Hampton, Ohio and great nephew, Kent (Susan) Studebaker of Marble Cliff, Ohio.
Visitation will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012 at LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME. S
ervices will be held following visitation at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Phyllis Heffner officiating.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1450 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, OHIO 43229.
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