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Margaret Jacocks Obituary

Margaret Joan Jacocks passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Modena Reserve in Kensington, MD, at the age of 89.

Margaret, also known to many as Peggy or Peg, was born August 20, 1935, in Camden, NJ, the daughter of the late Harry J. and Concetta A. (Sergi) Seeman.

Beloved wife of the late Thomas B. Jacocks; father of Elise Sonksen (Ken), Patricia A. Nalls (Michael), Clare M. Jacocks, Joseph T. Jacocks (Krista), and Justin P. Jacocks; sister of Joanne Kolen, Dolores Royston, and the late Carolynne Seeman. She is also survived by seven grandchildren: Kristin, Jake, Jude, Olivia, Krystyna, Patrick and Cassidy and three great-grandchildren: Blake, Myla, and Kade.

Family will receive friends at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD 20896 on Friday, January 10 at 10 a.m., with the Funeral Service immediately following at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to HEROES, Inc. (www.heroes.org/donate-now) or Special Olympics Maryland (www.somd.org)

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Washington Post on Jan. 8, 2025.

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