On Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, Margaret “Peg” Clark, nee Corcoran passed away at the age of 81. Margaret was born on Sept. 1, 1938, in Danville, PA, to John and Margaret (Little) Corcoran.
She grew up in Mt. Carmel, PA and received her teaching degrees from St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, and Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y. Margaret had a passion for lifelong education and social justice, spending two years in Colombia, South America, serving in the Peace Corps and cared deeply about the Catholic Church, volunteering as a eucharistic minister and religious educator for many years at her longstanding Parish of Saint William in Naples, FL. She also served as president of Voice of the Faithful organization in Naples.
On Nov., 22, 1969, Margaret married Sayles Bowen Clark and they raised one daughter, Jennifer Banfield (Scott) of State College, PA. Margaret has four stepchildren: Lynda Stolz, Sandra Hackford (Robert), Keith Clark (Judith) and Kent Clark (Anne). Margaret was blessed with one granddaughter, Autumn Margaret, and nine step grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Sayles; her father, John, her mother, Margaret, and by her brother John “Jack” Corcoran.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020, in Erieville Cemetery, Erieville Road, Erieville. To leave a message of sympathy for Margaret’s family, please visit michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.
