Margaret (Miller) Kelleher, 95

Margaret "Peg" Kelleher, 95, of Harwich, passed away on November 28, 2023, at Cape Cod Hospital. She was born on Christmas Day, 1927, in Athol, Massachusetts, the daughter of Perley (Bill) and Agnes Miller.

After graduating from Athol High School, Peg moved to Boston, where she worked in a series of secretarial positions, culminating in a position as executive secretary to the chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Judicial Court. She served a series of chief justices in this role and was a highly respected member of the court staff.

In the early '70s she began another adventure when she married the late William Kelleher, a widower with five children. In 1990, Peg and Bill retired to Harwich.

As a young woman, Peg volunteered in the nursery at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton.

She was an avid golfer who played alongside her Dad from an early age. Peg had two holes in one to her credit. She loved the game and continued playing into her 80s with her aunt and close friend Edie Horrigan.

Peg leaves her stepchildren, Dennis Kelleher and wife Mialana Mac of Roslindale, daughter-in-law Jo Thomas of Chicago, Nancy Kelleher and husband Robert Connolly of West Roxbury, Janet Harter of North Concord, Vt., and Joan Casey and husband Paul of Chestnut Hill; her sister Nancy Murphy of Athol; grandchildren Susan Limardo, Kathleen Angres, Marjorie and Nora Connolly, and Ronan and Garrett Casey; three great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents and husband, Peg had lost her brother Thomas Miller of Hopkinton, stepson William Kelleher of West Roxbury, and grandson Aidan Connolly of Boston.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday December 1, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St, West Roxbury. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 11 a.m. in St. Theresa of Avila Church, 2078 Centre St., West Roxbury. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities of Boston, 275 West Broadway, Boston, MA 02127, www.ccab.org. For directions or to leave a condolence message for the family, please visit: lawlerfuneralhome.com

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