Margaret Dexter Armstrong Igleheart

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. – It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Margaret Dexter Armstrong Igleheart passed away peacefully, aged 99 on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Seabury in Bloomfield. “Peggy” to her friends; Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma “GG” to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, she will always be remembered for her love of family, music and her generous support of the library and her beloved home town of Greensboro, Vt.
Born on June 19, 1926, in Rahway, N.J., to Cora Dexter and Roy Stewart Armstrong, she grew up with her parents and two older siblings, Stewart and Ruth, in Nutley, N.J. After graduation from the Nutley High School she attended Middlebury College where she graduated with a B.A. in American Literature and Political Science in 1947. Following her graduation, Peggy worked for the Girl Scouts in Morristown, N.J.
In early 1951 she met the love of her life, Kimball “Kim” Igleheart, and they were married later the same year on October 13, 1951. They settled in Greensboro, Vt., where her husband and brother-in-law had established a dairy farm. They shared a loving marriage for more than 55 years that yielded three children, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
A passionate lover of classical music, Peggy was an accomplished pianist and a founding trustee of the Craftsbury Chamber Players. She was also an avid reader and she promoted her love of the literary arts as the first librarian of the Hazen Union High School in Hardwick, Vt., in 1970 and after her retirement in 1988, as a regular volunteer at the Greensboro Free Public Library.
Peggy was pre-deceased by her loving husband Kim in 2006. She is survived by her three children: Kimball, Katherine and William; her six grandchildren: Alexandra and Robert Igleheart, William and Thomas Wood, and Alexandra and Austin Igleheart; and her nine great grandchildren: Marwan and Iona Kawas; Mila and Rory Igleheart; Liam and Seamus Wood; Logan and Addison Wood; and Emiko Igleheart.
A celebration of Peggy’s life will be conducted in Greensboro, around the July 4 holidays. This will be followed by her internment next to her the remains of her beloved Kim. The family plans to establish a memorial fund supporting the Greensboro Free Public Library in Peggy’s and Kim’s honor. Full details will be available at a later date.

The Hardwick Gazette