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Peggy Bernucci Obituary
Sept. 9, 1931-July 10, 2016
Cottage Grove, OR
Peggy Joanne Bernucci died at age 84 on July 10th, 2016 in Creswell, Oregon. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 9th, 1931 to Joseph and Margaret Fraizer Theis. The family moved to California when Peg was 11 years old. Peg married Vincent Bernucci in Berkeley, California in 1952. They later divorced.
Peg graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1952 with a BA in English. She received a Masters in Library Science from San Jose State College in 1969. She worked as a librarian at Bret Harte Junior High School for 23 years.
Peg enjoyed nature, dry martinis and traveling the world. She volunteered at a bird refuge on the San Francisco Bay for many years. She loved leading bird walks along the Bay and giving classes to school kids on the native birds of California.
Peg is survived by her daughters Suzy Bernucci, Katy Bernucci Vaughn, Julie Bernucci, Beth Bernucci (Greg Johns); her granddaughters Ariel Vaughn and Elena Vaughn; brothers Joe Theis (Jill), Jerry Theis and Jim Theis and numerous nieces and nephews.
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