Margaret (Peggy) A. Whitmore

Margaret Alice Monahan Whitmore of Vero Beach died after a brief illness on August 10, 2011 at VNA Hospice House. She was born November 4, 1921 in Ansonia, CT. She raised her family in Morris Plains, NJ where she resided for 40 years prior to moving to Vero Beach 26 years ago.

"Peggy" is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 67 years, J. Robert Whitmore: her four children; James R Whitmore and his wife Doreen of Hackettstown, NJ; Kathleen Modrow and her husband Douglas of Newton, NJ; Michael W Whitmore and his wife Vicki of Vonore, TN; and John F Whitmore and his wife Marilyn of Savannah, GA, seven grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, three step grandchildren, and five step great grandchildren; and her brother in law Rev Msgr Paul E Whitmore of Watertown, NY.

Peggy was predeceased by her parents Alice and Grover Monahan, her sisters Noreen, Cathleen and Barry, and a granddaughter Deborah Modrow Snook.

She graduated from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT She taught at St. Virgil School in Morris Plains and was active in bowling, bridge and golf in NJ. In Vero Beach she remained active in bridge and golf at Vista Royale and Forest Park and she enjoyed dining and dancing at the Vero Beach Yacht Club. She was a parishioner at St. Helen Church.

Memorial contributions should be made to Saint Helen Catholic Church, 2085 Tallahassee Ave, PO Box 2927, Vero Beach, FL 32960, or to VNA Hospice House, 901 37th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

Visitation will be held from 5-7PM with a prayer service at 6:30PM on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, August 12, 2011 at Saint Helen Catholic Church followed by interment at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Fort Pierce, FL.

Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory of Vero Beach. Online condolences may be sent at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com