Margaret Julia Pickard, 83, Somerset, died Dec. 17, 2012 at Siemon’s Lakeview Manor Estate, Somerset. Born Nov. 4, 1929 in London, Ontario, Canada, daughter of James Frederick and Elizabeth (Pickering) Steele. Preceded in death by parents, husband William Bradshaw Pickard who died July 2, 1999, granddaughter Heather J. Pickard. Survived by sons: W. David Pickard, married to the former Connie Leasure of Sedgwick, Kan.; Patrick J. Pickard, married to the former Nancy Stairs of Somerset; grandchildren: W. Shawn Pickard and wife Donna of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, David F. Pickard of Sedgwick, Kan., Erin Blubaugh and husband Aaron of Berlin, Christopher P. Pickard and wife Krista of West Leechburg, great-grandchildren: Jordan, Elliot and Payton. Sisters and brother: Jean Wilson, Doris Moore and James Steele all of London, Ontario. Margaret worked as a bookkeeper for the Mayfair Creamery and later for the Mary S. Biesecker Library where she retired. She was also a member of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. Friends received 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset , where a service will immediately follow at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 with the Rev. Roger L. Forry officiating. Interment Somerset County Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Mary S. Biesecker Library, 230 S. Rosina Ave., Somerset, PA 15501. www.haugerzeigler.com.
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