Margaret "Peggy" Brandner of Venice, Florida and formerly of Greenwich, CT, died of complications from Alzheimer's Disease in Orlando, Florida.

Peggy was born in Queens, NY, as Margaret Galligan and spent two years in the New York Catholic Foundling home. She was adopted by William and Alice Adelaide Lawrence of Staten Island, NY where she spent the rest of her childhood and early adult years. Peggy attended St. Vincent's Nursing School. She married John William Brandner (deceased) in 1959.


Peggy's greatest joy was her five children: John William, Jr; Robert Scott; Kathleen Brandner Robinson (John Kelly); Peggy Ann Curcio; and Jill Mollenhauer; and her dearest grandchildren: Ashley; Ryan; Robert Scott, Jr; Molly; Jake; Tyler; Kyle; John; Margaret;
Anne and Mary Addison; and great grandchildren: Connor, Brooke, Kole and Ashton. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Kenneth Brandner and his wife, Roseann, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.

Peggy loved singing, dancing, reading, interior decorating, and sewing. Every home she lived in became a beautiful and inviting place. Her love of seventies music drove her children to distraction. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church and the Milbrook Club when she lived in Greenwich.

Peggy worked as a volunteer in the office at Central Junior High School in Greenwich so she could keep an eye on her children. She was offered a full-time position because Principal Bulger said she was the perfect front woman in the office. As the mother of five "spirited" children, nothing fazed her; she provided unflinching support to parents and students.

Peggy moved to Florida in 1983 spending many years as a tour guide for Sackett Tours in Orlando before retiring to Florida's west coast where she spent most of the last 20 years.

The funeral service will be held on December 14, 2019 at 12pm at St. Michael the Archangel Church, 469 North Street, Greenwich, CT 06830. Internment will be private.