Margaret Mary "Peg" O'Brien Limp

December 8, 1904 - June 24, 2010


Margaret Mary "Peg" O'Brien was born December 8, 1904 in Martinton, IL to the late Thomas and Bertha (Nagaley) O'Brien. Peg moved to Kentland at the age of nine. In February of 1929, Peg married Henry "Doc" J. Limp. Doc had a dental practice in Kentland until his death in 1969 at the age of 73. Doc and Peg had two children, Thomas E. Limp and Ted A. Limp. Ted died July 1974 during a mountain climbing expedition in South America (Ted never married or had children). Peg inherited Sharpe's store from Ted who had purchased it in 1963. Peg sold Sharpe's in 1988, but continued to work there until moving to California in 2000. Peg was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, painting and playing bridge. She traveled to Europe, Mexico, Canada and Hawaii. Peg is survived by her son Tom and his wife Norma (residing in Tucson, AZ), four grandchildren, Lynne (Redondo Beach, CA), John (Tucson, AZ), Janet (Valencia, CA) and Karen (Redondo Beach, CA), their mother, Margaret (Redondo Beach, CA) and her five great-grandchildren, David, Nicholas, Emily, Mitchell and Victoria. Peg died on June 24, 2010 in Sparks, Nevada at the age of 105. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. (CDT) Friday, July 1, 2011 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Kentland, with interment of ashes at the cemetery afterwards. Stitz-Clapper Funeral Home of Kentland in charge of arrangements.


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