Margaret J Hardaker
Margaret J Hardaker
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Ludlow, Margaret J. “Peggy” Buoniconti Hardaker, 72, passed away Thursday September 25th, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, December 24, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret Shedd Melaney. Peggy’s second husband and father of her children, Joseph Buoniconti died in 2001. She leaves her beloved husband, David Hardaker, her loving daughters, Tara Buoniconti of Ludlow and Kristy Elmore of Springfield, her brothers, Michael Melaney of West Springfield and Raymond Melaney of North Carolina, and her beloved grandchildren Kaelynn, Jacob, Morgan, Jessa, and Serenity. A Funeral Home Service will be held Tuesday October 7, 2025, 11:30AM from the Toomey-O’Brien Funeral Home 1043 Westfield St West Springfield with burial to follow in Mass Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam at 1PM. A calling hour will be 10:30-11:30AM.
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