Mary Margaret Wheeler

08/30/2006

Mary Margaret Wheeler, 81, of 63 Middlefield Road, formerly of Alford and Egremont, died Wednesday at her home. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 2, 1925, daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Williams Sullivan, she was a 1943 graduate of Pittsfield High School. A longtime resident of southern Berkshire County, Mrs. Wheeler was instrumental in establishing the Camp Fire Girls organization in several towns. She was the town clerk in Alford and the librarian in South Egremont for several years. Upon moving to Peru in 1974, she owned and operated the At Your Service housecleaning business for more than 10 years. She also served as Peru town clerk for more than 20 years and helped to create the Peru Library. Her husband, Ralph A. Wheeler, whom she married April 12, 1947, died Oct. 5, 1980. Mrs. Wheeler leaves a son, Ralph A. Wheeler of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and a daughter, Gladys M. Wheeler of Peru. FUNERAL NOTICE -- Funeral services for Mary Margaret Wheeler, who died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, will be held Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. from DERY-FOLEY FUNERAL HOME, 890 East Main St., Dalton, with Bishop David S. Heath of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in North Egremont. The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Mrs. Wheeler's home, 63 Middlefield Road, Peru. Contributions in memory of Mrs. Wheeler may be made to the charity of one's choice in care of the funeral home.

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