Marguerite McCormick Tolan

October 8, 2018

Marguerite (Peggy) Tolan of Wilkes-Barre died on Monday, October 8, 2018. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John F. and Isabel L. Harkins McCormick. Peggy was a graduate of Meyers High School and the former Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Following her graduation from nursing school, she moved to New York City where she was employed at Metropolitan Hospital and later at the former New York Medical College Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital as an Administrative Supervisor of Nursing. Upon returning to Wilkes-Barre, with the help and encouragement of her husband, Joseph, she obtained her BS from King’s College in 1981 and her Master’s Degree from Wilkes University in 1983. Peggy was Director of Nursing at Valley Crest Nursing Home when she retired in 2000. Peggy was a member of the Parish of Saint Andrew and a longtime communicant at the Church of Saint Patrick. Her husband, Joseph, died October 18, 1987. Sisters, Mary Joan McHale, and Isabel Welch also preceded her in death. Peggy will be missed by her brother-in-law, John H. McHale of Wilkes-Barre; sisters-in-law, Eileen Tolan and Catherine Tolan of New York; nieces, nephews, other family, and friends. Celebration of Peggy’s Life will begin Friday with visitation from 4 to 7 PM at McLaughlin’s, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre and continue there on Saturday with gathering at 10 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 AM in the Church of Saint Patrick. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Parish of Saint Andrew. Memories and condolences may be shared with Peggy’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com