Margaret “Peggy” Atherton, 78, of Waterman and formerly of Paw Paw, passed away January 8, 2013 at Bethany Health Care Center in DeKalb. She was born October 20, 1934 in Chicago, the daughter of Rudolph and Hermione (Dvorak) Schwimmer. She was united in marriage to William G. Atherton.
She is survived by her daughters, Joan (David) Bobson of DeKalb and Carolyn Atherton of Plainfield; grandchildren, Brent Hopkins of DeKalb, Shelby (Kyle Happ) Hettel of Waterman, Matt Hettel of Charlotte, NC, and Taylor (Tyler Larkin) Catron of DeKalb; a great-grandson, Landon Happ; and siblings Harry (Barbara) Schwimmer of Lowell, IN, and Charlotte Brebach of Albuquerque, NM.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William; a brother, Rudolph Schwimmer, and a sister, Lolita Hayward.
A funeral service will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Torman Funeral Home, 510 N. Flagg St. in Paw Paw. Visitation will be held from 12 P.M. until the time of the service. Interment will follow in South Paw Paw Cemetery.
For information, contact Torman Funeral Home at 815-627-3811. Online condolences may be expressed at www.TormanFuneralHome.com.
