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Margaret Schlekat Obituary

SCHLEKAT MARGARET MARY `PEG' (nee Murphy), 65, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at her home in Ajijic, Mexico. Peg was born in Conshohocken PA, to the late Margaret Agnes Theresa and Joseph Murphy. She was the wife of the late George Alexander Schlekat, Sr. She is survived by her 2 sons, G. Alexander Schlekat Jr., of East Greenbush NY, and Christian Eduard Schlekat, of Granada Hills CA; her daughters-in law, Tonya and Tamar, and her grandchildren, Katrina Nicolle Schlekat and Nick C. Bonafedi. Funeral Services will be held in Yardley PA, on Sunday, January 19, 2003. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be sent in her name to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Membership and Donor Services, 424 East 92nd Street 4th Floor, New York, New York 10128.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Jan. 17, 2003.

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