Margaret A. McBride

CANFIELD - Margaret A. "Peggy" McBride, 93, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at The Inn at Ironwood.

Peggy was born on February 12, 1932, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Fred J. Freisen and Dorothy M. O'Brien Freisen. She attended St. Dominic Grade School and Ursuline High School, graduating in the class of 1950.

At just 16 years old, Peggy began her professional life at McKelvey's Department Store as a clerk. From 1950 to 1955, she worked at Ohio Bell Telephone. She left the workforce to raise her children and returned to work at Ohio Bell Telephone in 1970. During her time with the phone company, she worked in a variety of roles, ultimately serving as a clerk in the Engineering Department and retiring after 31 years.

Peggy’s greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her daughters Dorothy McBride, Karen (Bruce) Sekanick, Maureen (Dutch) Shaffer, and Patty (Michael) DePaola. She was a proud grandmother of twelve, Dutch (Lindsay) Shaffer III, Nick (Meagan) Shaffer, Drew (Brittani) McBride, Kevin (Angela) DePaola, Maggie (Tom) Kutch, Kaytee (Tom) Harlan, Kelsey (Patrick) Cavanaugh, Alyssa (Daniel) Winland, Brandon Sekanick, Kristina (Gunnar) Sertl, Ryan Sekanick, Finn (Trill) McBride. Peggy cherished her eleven great grandchildren and was excited that two additional were on the way. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Jean McBride and Betty Freisen, several nieces and nephews, as well as close friends Susan Jaminet, Martha McGowan, and Julie Patterson.

Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James M. McBride, her parents, her son, James "Ernie" McBride Jr., and brothers Fred “Fritz” and James Freisen.

Jim and Peggy were avid University of Notre Dame fans.

Services will be held in her honor, with a visitation at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel located at 3701 Starr Centre Dr, Canfield, OH 44406, on Monday, July 21, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Prayers will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the funeral home at 9:00 AM. Following prayers, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM at St. Dominic Catholic Parish, 77 E Lucius Ave, Youngstown, OH 44507.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Inn at Ironwood for the care they provided during the six years that Peggy called Ironwood her home. The family would also like to thank the staff at Patriot Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Peggy may be made to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley at https://rescuemissionmv.org, or request a mass at Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart Parish at basilica.nd.edu.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel.