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May 1, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, May 5, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held, 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the funeral home.
Margaret “Peggy” Devane, age 70 of Wayne and formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2014.
Peggy was born, raised and lived in Brooklyn all of her life. She was the second of John and Dorothy Devane’s three beautiful daughters. Her father was an Irish citizen who inspired Peggy to have a great sense of pride and fascination in her Irish ancestry.
When she was fourteen, Peggy had her first boyfriend – a young man named Arthur Brennan who she met at a party in Brooklyn. They dated for six years and shortly after graduating from Brooklyn’s Colby Academy, she and Arthur began their married life together. Peggy was nineteen at the time and a year later, she and Arthur welcomed their firstborn son Arthur, who was later joined by his younger brother William.
As a young woman Peggy worked as a waitress and while she was the waitress you’d want serving you, she was also a fantastic cook! Consequently in her spare time Peggy catered her own events on the side. She eventually opened her own restaurant in Brooklyn’s Fulton Market. The restaurant was called Meg’s Maids and Peggy didn’t only own the restaurant, she ran it and did all of the cooking. Meanwhile her sons Arthur and Bill worked the counter. She enjoyed success in her business until being approached by a group who wanted to develop the Fulton Market into what is known today as the South Street Seaport. The investors bought Peggy out and she opened her next restaurant Peggy’s Seafood House located on 16th Street and Prospect Park West in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn. Again, she enjoyed her work and the success her business brought. Peggy eventually sold this restaurant and went back to waitressing so she could have more time which she used to help a disabled friend.
A staunch democrat Peggy was very active in local Brooklyn politics supporting the campaigns of various candidates running on the democratic ticket. She also loved to study Irish history and she held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Ireland. She held to a very spiritual and holistic approach to her life.
Peggy’s two grandsons were the apple of her eye. She loved visiting them a few times every month, she was always excited when they came to spend time with her in Brooklyn. When the boys came to her house they could always count on grandma going all out to prepare them a delicious meal and she loved to slip them each a five-dollar bill just to make them smile. Even in the last few days as she lay in bed, if her grandsons came into her room a big smile would come across her face.
Always generous, Peggy didn’t have a lot of worldly treasures but she would still give you the shirt off her back if you needed it. Living in her apartment in Brooklyn she was known by many in the apartment complex as the one who was always ready to lend a hand, or cook a meal, or take care of your pet while you were away. And speaking of pets, Peggy rescued her share of strays in her lifetime giving a loving home most notably to Velvet – her Labrador-Pointer mix and Molly – her Scottish Terrier whose recent passing she was mourning. Peggy will be fondly remembered as a loving, generous and funny person who was loved by many.
Peggy is survived by her two dear sons: William Brennan of Wayne and Arthur Brennan of Merrimack, NH; two adored grandsons: Michael and James Brennan; and two dear sisters: Anne Toomey of Lowell, MA, and Jane Devane of Jackson, NJ. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Tom Hunt.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, May 5, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held, 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the funeral home.
May 1, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, May 5, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held, 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the funeral home.
Margaret “Peggy” Devane, age 70 of Wayne and formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2014.
Peggy was born, raised and lived in Brooklyn all of her life. She was the second of John and Dorothy Devane’s three beautiful daughters. Her father was an Irish citizen who inspired Peggy to have a great sense of pride and fascination in her Irish ancestry.
When she was fourteen, Peggy had her first boyfriend – a young man named Arthur Brennan who she met at a party in Brooklyn. They dated for six years and shortly after graduating from Brooklyn’s Colby Academy, she and Arthur began their married life together. Peggy was nineteen at the time and a year later, she and Arthur welcomed their firstborn son Arthur, who was later joined by his younger brother William.
As a young woman Peggy worked as a waitress and while she was the waitress you’d want serving you, she was also a fantastic cook! Consequently in her spare time Peggy catered her own events on the side. She eventually opened her own restaurant in Brooklyn’s Fulton Market. The restaurant was called Meg’s Maids and Peggy didn’t only own the restaurant, she ran it and did all of the cooking. Meanwhile her sons Arthur and Bill worked the counter. She enjoyed success in her business until being approached by a group who wanted to develop the Fulton Market into what is known today as the South Street Seaport. The investors bought Peggy out and she opened her next restaurant Peggy’s Seafood House located on 16th Street and Prospect Park West in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn. Again, she enjoyed her work and the success her business brought. Peggy eventually sold this restaurant and went back to waitressing so she could have more time which she used to help a disabled friend.
A staunch democrat Peggy was very active in local Brooklyn politics supporting the campaigns of various candidates running on the democratic ticket. She also loved to study Irish history and she held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Ireland. She held to a very spiritual and holistic approach to her life.
Peggy’s two grandsons were the apple of her eye. She loved visiting them a few times every month, she was always excited when they came to spend time with her in Brooklyn. When the boys came to her house they could always count on grandma going all out to prepare them a delicious meal and she loved to slip them each a five-dollar bill just to make them smile. Even in the last few days as she lay in bed, if her grandsons came into her room a big smile would come across her face.
Always generous, Peggy didn’t have a lot of worldly treasures but she would still give you the shirt off her back if you needed it. Living in her apartment in Brooklyn she was known by many in the apartment complex as the one who was always ready to lend a hand, or cook a meal, or take care of your pet while you were away. And speaking of pets, Peggy rescued her share of strays in her lifetime giving a loving home most notably to Velvet – her Labrador-Pointer mix and Molly – her Scottish Terrier whose recent passing she was mourning. Peggy will be fondly remembered as a loving, generous and funny person who was loved by many.
Peggy is survived by her two dear sons: William Brennan of Wayne and Arthur Brennan of Merrimack, NH; two adored grandsons: Michael and James Brennan; and two dear sisters: Anne Toomey of Lowell, MA, and Jane Devane of Jackson, NJ. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Tom Hunt.
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