Margaret A. “Peggy” Clayton, 68, of Dubuque died December 7, 2023, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque.

A visitation will be held at Holy Spirit Parish, Holy Ghost Church in Dubuque on Thursday December 14, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. follow by Mass at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Jeffrey Frieden officiating. The burial will take place in Half Moon Bay CA. at a later date. Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family.

Peggy was born April 28, 1955. In 2002 she moved from Half Moon Bay California to Iowa to be reunited with the love of her life Tim. They married on January 1, 2003, in Las Vegas.

Peggy volunteered at Sageville School doing anything they needed her to do. She and Tim enjoyed traveling back and forth from California to see the grandkids. She loved to garden whether it was roses or vegetables. She was an avid reader, preferring romance novels. She read 386 books in one year and reviewed many of them for the authors.  Peggy was a very generous person, and she was known for her handmade crocheted gifts, mostly of all her baby blankets.

Peggy is survived by her devoted husband Timothy; children Joseph Samarzas, Yvonne Najac, Joshua (Emily) Clayton, Michelle (Dallas) Winter, Alex (Sabrina) Clayton; grandchildren Thea, Blythe, Etienie, Kayley, Oliver, Kaycy, Olivia, Juniper, Mia, Abby, Jaxsen, Lincoln, Tyler, Ella, Zane, Penelope, and Eli; special friend Devaun Lehman; sisters-in-law Lisa, Denise, Becky, Julie, and Connie; brother-in-law Kevin; step siblings-in-law Luann, Rick, Lisa, and Jeff; step-father-in-law; Richard Keller and Peggy’s fur babies Daisy, D.O.G., Muncher, and MinMin.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and brother-in-law Tom.

In lieu of flowers a memorial for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD or CRPS) has been made in Peggy’s name.

The family would like to express a special thank you to the nurses on 1 South at Stonehill, the nurses and staff at MercyOne Dubuque’s ICU, and 3rd floor as well as Hospice of Dubuque.