Margaret Ann Sherlock

Margaret Ann (Stahler) Sherlock, "Peggy"" of Macungie, passed away on November 5, 2025, at the age of 83. She was born in Allentown, Pa. to the late Harold W. and Catherine E. (Beierschmitt) Stahler. She was predeceased by her loving husband of nearly 46 years, James F. Sherlock, in December of 2020.

Peggy was a graduate of Westmont Hilltop High School, Johnstown, Pa., and received her Associates Degree from Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, Pa. Peggy moved back to the Lehigh Valley to take a position in quality control at Kraft Foods in Fogelsville, where she met her husband and love of her life, Jim. While at Kraft she was promoted to Executive Secretary to the Plant Manager. Thereafter, she held numerous positions including Real Estate Manager with Adams Outdoor Advertising, owner and operator of Maggie's Sweetheart Shoppe in the Lehigh Valley Mall, and helping countless people as a weight loss counselor for Kirsten Anderson Weight Loss Center, facilitator for Keystone Leadership Group, and as a smoking cessation counselor for Quit Smart. She was active in the Lehigh County Chamber of Commerce and held positions as a member of the Board of Directors and as President of the Executive Women's Council.

Peggy and her husband Jim made a life together for their young blended family at their home overlooking Leaser Lake, where they enjoyed time together canoeing, windsurfing, and ice skating on the lake, hiking, sled riding, family dinners, picnics and celebrating holidays. They spent many family vacations together at the shore in Ocean City, New Jersey, Disney World, and at her parent's home on Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. In later years, Peggy enjoyed traveling with her husband to Florida and throughout the United States and Europe.

Peggy was very athletic and enjoyed playing tennis and golf, biking and participating regularly in yoga classes. She was a member of several book clubs, including her beloved "Book Babes" and active in social activities and clubs in her Community at Millbrook Chase where she had many dear friends.

She is survived by her Children: J. William "Bill" and wife Robyn Sobieski, Mary Catherine Crocker and husband Chris, Michael J. and wife Fietta Sherlock, Marybeth Barrett and husband Tom, James D. and wife Jennifer Sherlock; Grandchildren: Brian and wife Kayla, Eric, Jaye, and Ellie Sobieski, Hank and Olivia Crocker, and Kathleen Caldwell; Siblings, William J. and wife Theresa Stahler, Jane L. Taylor and husband James; Sister-in-Law, Marnie Baumann and husband Al; many nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews; and extended family. Donations in Peggy's memory may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research www.michaeljfox.org. Interment will be private at Resurrection Cemetery, Allentown, and a Celebration of Life will be held on a date to be determined in January 2026.

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