Marguerite Brush Webster (Peggy) passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 19, 2026, at her home in Vero Beach, FL. Peggy was born in Wyncote, PA on August 21, 1938, the second of four daughters of Chauncey Hubbard Brush and Elinor Suplee Brush. She was educated in Jenkintown and Cheltenham High School where she met her best friend and beloved husband Richard Gill (Dick) Webster, Capt USNR. They married in 1958 upon his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. After two years stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, they returned to Philadelphia in 1960. They settled on the Main Line, living in Oakmont, Wynnewood and Bryn Mawr. In the early 80’s the Websters restored a turn-of-the-century farmhouse on the Lippincott Estate where they nurtured their children and grandchildren and frequently entertained their family and friends. Retirement took them to Paoli and the Moorings in Vero Beach, FL, following lifelong friends and family. 

Peggy asked to be remembered for her deep and heartfelt devotion to children. She taught in Oreland, PA, Norfolk, VA and The Bala House Montessori School. She was an enthusiastic volunteer in her own children’s schools and served on the Women’s Board of the Children’s Aid Society of Pennsylvania and Norristown for 30 years. In addition, she was tremendously interested in antiques, leading to studies at Winterthur Museum, travels abroad and in the United States, and a successful and rewarding career as the proprietress of Colony Cottage Antiques. Peggy was also a devoted volunteer at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair from 1962, serving on various committees including the Women’s Board of Directors of the Country Fair. Peggy is fondly remembered by friends and family for her beautiful gardening, entertaining, and decorating skills which she inherited from her talented mother, and her flair for cooking from her father. Peggy and Dick were admired through the ages for their dancing prowess, starting at the Cheltenham high school hops and Phi Gam fraternity, and continuing at the Little Egg Harbour Yacht Club, Merion Cricket Club, Merion Golf Club and the Moorings Yacht and Country Club, where they were active members enjoying boating, tennis, and golf. 

Peggy is survived by her husband, three children Detre Webster Tarbert, Richard Gill Webster Jr (Inge) and Peter Hubbard Brush Webster (Kate), five grandchildren Richard Gill Webster III (Sara), Katharina Webster Halsted (Max); Lee, Callie and Henry, and two great grandchildren Willa and Marshall. She is predeceased by her sister Ellin and survived by her sisters Cathy and Barbara. 

A celebration of her life will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Mordecai Land Trust.