In Memoriam: Margaret (Peggy) Crane
Cascade Chapter
Peggy, along with her ever-present husband, Doug, attended every meeting and
our Annual Flower Show with enthusiasm and vigor, bringing armloads of flowers.
They were present at set up and tear down and at the clean up, always with a smile
and congratulations to the winners or a hug to the losers. Their working as a
team earned them the chapter's highest honor, an ARS Bronze Medal.
The Cranes joined our chapter as Charter Members in May of 1993. Peggy left our
chapter on December 22, 2008, at the young age of 87, after a long and trying
illness. Peggy was born in Buhl, Idaho, and attended the University of Idaho and
graduated from Stanford Nursing School at Pasadena, Calif. She became a U.S. Army
nurse during W.W.II, and again recalled to duty in the Korean conflict. She married
Doug in 1950, and leaves a great family of five children, seven grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
One of her passions was needlepoint which she willingly shared with the other
Cascade Chapter members by supplying some of her art as awards at our flower
shows, which we cherish greatly.