Margaret D. Crick

Margaret (Peg) D. Crick, 88, of Meadville, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Meadville Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1924 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Ivor and Edna Higgins Davies. She married John A. (Jack) Crick July 3, 1943 and he preceded her in death September 17, 1996. Peg was a 1942 graduate of Perry High School, Pittsburgh. She was employed by Verizon Telephone Company for 29 years. A member of the First Presbyterian Church, Peg was a member of the Verizon Telephone Pioneers and formerly served as president of both the local and state chapters. She enjoyed making and selling ceramics, traveling, and camping with her family and she especially loved her children and grandchildren. Survivors include a son, John A. Crick, Jr. and his wife Cris of Meadville; three daughters, Lynne Crick of Meadville, Amanda Crick of Albuquerque, NM, and Beverly Sadler and her husband Terry of Cambridge Springs; two grandchildren, Rachael and Josh Sadler; a niece, Karen Puff of Washington, PA; a cousin, Clara Christensen of Leesburg, FL; and three nephews, Bob Fisher of Penn Hills, Walt Jesteadt of Omaha, NE, and Ivor Kraft of San Diego, CA. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Ivorah Fisher, Joyce Jesteadt, and Jane Kraft; and a brother, Ralph Davies. Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, 581 Chestnut St., Meadville with a Verizon Telephone Pioneers service at 4:45 p.m. The funeral service will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 505 Poplar St., Suite 310, Meadville, PA 16335 or the American Heart Assn., 823 Filmore Ave., Erie, PA 16505. Share your memories and condolences at waidfuneralhome.net.