Margaret E. Ahern "Peg of My Heart"

passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 19, 2015, in Katy, TX. She was born July 26, 1928, the daughter of Edward F. and Mary McFeeley of Boston, MA. Peg worked for AT&T in Boston and volunteered on the late President John F. Kennedy's inaugural senate campaign. She married John J. "Jack" Ahern on February 27, 1955. Peg and Jack left Boston and made their homes westward: in Bristol, CT; Normal, IL; Lincoln, NE; and then settled into their final home in Tucson. During those years, Peg volunteered at Epiphany Roman Catholic Church and School (Normal, IL) and at Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church Altar Guild and with Lancaster County's 4H program in Nebraska. In 1978, Peg returned to work and joined the Telecommunications group at the University of Arizona where she stayed until retiring in 1998. Peg and Jack helped many children during transitional stages of their lives and never turned away a person who needed a meal or a place to stay. They taught their children Faith, Hope, Charity, Love, and Compassion. Peg loved annual family vacations in St. Petersburg, FL, with "Grampa," her dad. Peg was preceded in death by the love of her life, John J. Ahern Sr. and is survived by five children, Margaret Mary Francis Boreman (Glenn) of Salisbury, NC, Joanne Marie Ahern of Tucson, John Joseph Ahern Jr. (Wendy) of Fulshear, TX, Mary Claire Ahern (Franklin Bumgarner, Jr.) of Tucson, and Patricia Ann Scott (Charles) of Tucson. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Edward Rene Whitney; Anthony Joseph Ahern; John Charles, Jennifer Margaret and Jude Joseph Scott and twins expected in late June. Mass will be at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopalian Church on Saturday, May 2, 2015, 8:30 a.m., with Father John Smith officiating. Interment follows immediately after the service.