PEGGY (ANDERSON) FOLEY

June 10, 1936 - Oct. 28, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Peggy Joan Foley, 74, of South Bend, died at 9:10 a.m. Friday, October 29, 2010, in Hospice House, South Bend, of complications from COPD and lung cancer. Peggy was born June 10, 1936, in Hoopeston, IL, to the late Margaret Jane (Sharpe) and Jack Daniel Anderson, and had lived most of her life in the South Bend area.

In January 1959 she married Dr. H.O. Foley, who preceded her in death February 9, 2003.

She is survived by four sons, Doug (Rachel) Foley and Kurt (Nancy) Foley, both of Fishers, IN, Keith (Teresa) Foley of South Bend and Ian Foley of Chicago, IL; and three grandchildren, Kendall Kay Foley, Jenna Joann Foley and Nicholas Drew Foley.

Peggy was a 1954 graduate of South Bend Central High School and a Memorial School of Nursing graduate in 1957 where she received her degree as a Registered Nurse. She was a volunteer at Corpus Christi School from 1984 until the time of her death.

Of all Peggy's achievements throughout her life, one that was very special to her was receiving her pilot's license in 1972.

A celebration of Peggy's life will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 1st, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road. Friends may call in the funeral home from 4:00 p.m. until the time of service at 7:30. Cremation will take place at Welsheimer Crematory, with entombment to follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, 702 S. Chapin St., South Bend, IN 46601; to the Women's Care Center, 360 N. Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, IN 46617; to the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Memorial Hospital, 615 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46601; or the Center for Hospice Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637. Family and friends may leave e-mail condolences at www.welsheimer.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Oct. 31, 2010.

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