Margaret I. LANDRY

FITCHBURG -- Margaret I. “Peggy” (Landry) Leger, 83, of 220 Laurel St., died Monday, June 27, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Belmont Street Campus, Worcester, after a long illness. She was born in Haverhill on Dec. 8, 1921, the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Mahoney) Landry, and had lived here most of her life. She graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1939. Mrs. Leger and her husband co-owned and operated the former Leger’s Wallpaper and Paint Store on Bemis Road for 28 years, before their retirement in 1988. She was a member of St. Bernard’s Parish and was a Girl Scout leader many years at the church and was awarded the adult “Thanks” badge. She was also a life member of the Fitchburg High School Alumni Association. Mrs. Leger leaves her husband of 64 years, Allen Leger of Fitchburg; two daughters, Karen Vaillette and her husband, Thomas, of Fitchburg and Kathleen Potts and her husband, Ret. Col. Robert Potts, of Alexandria, Va.; a sister, Marilyn Ford of Pinellas Park, Fla.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by a brother, Raymond Landry, and a sister, Mildred Campbell. LEGER -- On June 27, Margaret I. “Peggy” (Landry) Leger, 83, of Fitchburg. The funeral will be held Thursday, June 30, from the Fitchburg Chapel of the Sawyer-Miller-Masciarelli Funeral Homes, 129 Elm St., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in the St. Bernard’s Church, 240 Water St. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are Wednesday, June 29, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Bernard’s Memorial Fund, 240 Water St., Fitchburg, MA 01420; and may be left at the funeral home. See www.masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net. Published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on 6/28/2005.