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Margaret Lynn Peggy Harkness

Female 1946 - 2011  (64 years)


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  • Name Margaret Lynn Peggy Harkness  [1
    Birth 12 Dec 1946  Blue Earth Co., Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Nov 2011  [2
    Notes 
    • Age 64, of New Brighton, passed away on November 9, 2011 Long time Hennepin County Senior Social Worker. Peggy was a person of integrity, creativity, commitment and warmth. She simply never lost her desire to mold and shape services for clients in a way that worked for them. She continued to search for better alternatives and solutions to challenging cases up until the day she retired in 2005. Peggy possessed an uplifting spirit and a smile that wrapped its arms around everyone who experienced it. She created a sense of community among the staff in her area. Simply stated, she cared about everyone and everything. She is preceded in death by father, Leonard Harkness and nephew, Chad Strecker. She will be deeply missed by her husband{, Roger}; daughter{, Heather Roach}; grandchildren{, Angie and Will}; mother{, Maxine Harkness}; siblings{, Marsha Milani, Tom Harkness, Dodie Woodis, Sara Jane Strecker}; many nieces, nephews, relatives and good friends. Memorial Gathering Sunday, Nov. 20, from 3pm-6pm, in the Shoreview Room at the Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N., just north of Hwy 96. Private interment. Memorials preferred to Doctors Without Borders or charity of your choice . Cremation Society of Minnesota Brooklyn Park Chapel 763-560-3100 [2]
    Person ID I31535  Mindrum
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2011 

    Father Leonard Llewellyn Harkness,   b. 31 Dec 1916   d. 27 Oct 2005 (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Maxine Elizabeth Johnson,   b. 8 Aug 1921   d. 14 Dec 2011, Falcon Heights, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F21593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F21594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2011 

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F22427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2023 

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, www.ancestry.com.

    2. [S5860] Peggy Harkness obituary, Pioneer Press, 13 Nov 2011.