Margaret H. Meng

Funeral Services for Margaret "Peg" Houston Meng, 97, of Canton will be held on Monday, July 7, 2008 at 11:00am at the United Methodist Church in Canton with Rev. James Band. Mrs. Meng passed away on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 under the Care of Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley at the Whiteford Adult Home in Russell after a short illness.

Friends may call at the O'Leary Funeral Home in Canton on Sunday, July 6, 2008 from 2-4 and again on Monday, July 7, 2008 from 9:30am until 10:30am at the funeral home. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley at 6805 US Hwy 11, Potsdam, New York 13676.

Her two daughters, Gretchen Meng of Las Vegas and Connie Meng of Canton, a brother John Houston of Bellvale, NY and several nieces and nephews, survive her. Her husband A. Michael Meng, three brothers Oliver, James and Robert Houston and a sister Catherine Biafora predecease her.

Born August 28, 1910 in Florida, New York, daughter of the late Edgar and Clara Houston. In 1912, the family moved to Bellvale, New York where she attended a two-room country school. She graduated from Warwick High School in 1927 and from New Paltz Normal School in 1930. She taught second grade in Sackets Harbor from 1930 to 1938.

Mrs. Meng married A. Michael Meng in the Bellvale Methodist Church on August 19, 1933. In 1938 the couple moved to Canton. In 1953 Peg resumed teaching as a third grade teacher in the Canton School District, retiring in 1968.

Peg enjoyed reading, bridge, playing the piano and gardening. She was always very athletic, beginning with winning the shot put at New Paltz, continuing with diving at the Sand Banks, and riding her bike until she was 80. She was also noted for standing on her head for her school classes and her 50th wedding anniversary celebration. She was a member of the retired teachers association, AARP and the Methodist Church in canton where she sang in the choir for many years. Condolence may be left for the family at www.olearyfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are with the O'Leary Funeral Service of Canton.