Margaret “Peggy” L. Wipplinger

Age 69, passed away in her home surrounded by her family after a 1½ year battle with pancreatic cancer.  Peggy was born June 28, 1948 in Milwaukee, WI to Sylvester and Pauline Markowski (nee Wasicek). Peggy married Wally Wipplinger on July 25, 1970. Peggy and Wally had two children, Jenny (1972) and Jon (1977) and they spent most of their married life in West Allis. She was employed as an administrative assistant at Aurora Health Care for 38 years. Peggy had a great love of music and was a talented singer and pianist. She shared this love with Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish for many years as a member of the choir, a cantor, and an accompanist. She also enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Peggy is survived by Wally, her loving husband of 48 years, her children: Jenny (Wally) Holle and Jon (Katie) Wipplinger, and seven grandchildren: Quentin, Ariel, Nate, Charlotte, Grace, Josephine, and Isabelle. She is further survived by her siblings: Marilyn (Tom) Neuens, Paul (Linda Krause) Markowski, and Russ (Mary Lou Egan) Markowski and many other special family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Sylvester and Pauline Markowski.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Jella and the staff at the Aurora St. Luke’s Cancer Care Center and to Aurora at Home Hospice for their care during her illness.

In lieu of flowers the family would like memorials made to the charity of your choice or to Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish.

A Memorial Mass will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish 1212 South 117th Street, West Allis, WI on Saturday, April 21 at 1:00 PM. Friends and Relatives may gather with the family at the church prior to the service from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.