G. M. "Peggy" Zerrer

G. M. "Peggy" Zerrer

G. Zerrer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home on Dec. 11, 2022.

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G. M. Zerrer, always known as Peggy, passed away December 7, 2022. Peggy was born February 18, 1934 in Alder Brook, NY from John and Marguerite Ryan alongside 12 of her siblings.
She graduated from St. Elizabeth's College in Morristown, NJ with a Bachelor of Science and earned her Master's in Teaching from Trenton State College. Peggy loved to sew, cook, travel and read while spending any free time with her husband, Edwin, on the beaches of Brigantine Beach and Bonita Springs. Anyone that knows Peggy would say that there was no better crossword puzzle solver in the world.
Peggy spent 25 years as a public school educator concentrating in Home Economics both in Springfield and Warren Townships, NJ. Peggy was nominated and earned the designation of "Teacher of the Year" for Warren School District in 2000. She married Edwin Zerrer II on Thanksgiving Day 1983 and celebrated 39 years of a beautiful marriage. Edwin passed a week earlier on November 30, 2022.
Peggy is survived by her 4 children, Jeanne Helfrich, Patrick Callahan, Gary Callahan and Barbara Yerkes; stepsons, Edwin Zerrer III and Charles (Chip) Zerrer; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Zerrer II and step-daughter, Linda Zerrer.
To sign Peggy's guest register or to leave online condolences, please visit www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com.
Arrangements are being handled by Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home, Family Owned and Operated since 1978.

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