Margaret "Peggy" Katzenberger

Peggy Katzenberger, 77, died suddenly in her home on Saturday, December 15, 2012. Peggy was born on April 8, 1935, in Marion County, Iowa, to Hallie M. (Fletcher) and Ira O. Woolsey.

For 30 years, Peggy managed two careers, both in telemarketing. She would leave her home at 6 a.m. and return at 10 p.m. She loved every moment of those careers, taking an active role in the lives of her co-workers and with those she helped on the phone. Peggy most recently retired from CDS and the Des Moines Register.

Peggy was a fanatic about working out at the Franklin Senior Center and would go there everyday to exercise. Every spare moment she had, Peggy spent in her yard, but her greatest enjoyment came from spending time with her great-granddaughters. She was a very private person who had a wind-like energy in all the things she did.

Peggy is survived by her children, Brad Katzenberger, Patty (Andy Leonard) Katzenberger, and Karl (Flo) Katzenberger; granddaughter, Maggie Hicks; great-granddaughters, Corrin and Amber Hicks; brothers, Marvin (Marilyn) Woolsey and Frank Woolsey; sisters, Clara (Don) Carter and Catie (Fred) Sher; brother-in-law, Harold O’Brian; sisters-in-law, Jan Woolsey, Bonnie (Galen) Bower, and Shirlie Katzenberger; and many nieces, nephews, beloved friends, and former co-workers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Faye; parents; siblings, Wilma Hildreth, Mervin Woolsey, Mildred Wendt, Lucy O’Brian, Marilyn Capello, Gordon Woolsey, and Warren Woolsey.

Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, with cremation following services. Family will greet friends from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association.

Online condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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