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- Decatur Herald and Review
July 30, 2011
M.H. "Peg" (Guertin) Lock
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Decatur - M.H. "Peg" (Guertin) Lock, of Decatur, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. Peg wished for no formal services and cremation will be handled by Graceland/Fairlawn Crematory. Memorial contributions may be made to any local animal shelter or to ASPCA. Peg was born October 31, 1926 in Burlington, Vermont, the daughter of Warren Daniel and Sannie Shelton (Bassett) Hall. She graduated from Milford High School in Milford, New Hampshire. She graduated from Marshall University with two masters degrees. She taught in Decatur, Illinois, at Centennial, John's Hill, and Muffley. Mrs. Guertin enjoyed her fourth grade students at Muffley and her special friend Rosamond Fox, a fellow teacher. She was a member of the American Contract Bridge League and loved to play duplicate bridge and became a Life Master. She had several partners whom she played with in the Decatur Commodore Bridge Club. Bridge was a joy, therapy, and at times frustration. She enjoyed gardening and loved her fresh vegetables and fruit. She was an advocate of conservation, recycling, and reuse, teaching by example, long before it became popular. Her love of nature's creatures extended to the great and small. She supported over sixty animal, environmental and conservation organizations and was a member of many. She promoted local animal welfare organizations and had a self funded low cost spay/neuter program for a short period. Her dream was for Decatur to have a humane animal care facility and not a pound. She was a big supporter of and very pleased when Macon County and the Decatur Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation started working together. Peg helped with labor and finances to start the Homeward Bound Animal Shelter and thinks the world of the Decatur Humane Society. She married Nelson J. Lock July 15, 1981 one of the first ceremonies in the new gazebo at Scovill Park. She leaves behind her husband, Nelson J., beloved big brother, Warren Daniel Hall, Jr., of Alstead, New Hampshire; daughters, Carolyn Lock and husband Ron of Owaneco, Illinois, and Shannon Kirkpatrick of Palmer, Illinois; grandchildren, Patrick Lock and Meghan Lock both of Owaneco, Illinois; stepsons, Ed Lock and wife Laura of Warrensburg, Illinois; and Shawn Lock and wife Missy of Beason, Illinois; step-grandchildren, Sydney Lock of Warrensburg, Illinois; Kyle, Breanna, and Makenzie Lock all of Beason, Illinois; many nieces and nephews, special friends, Roger and Mindy Weber of Decatur, Illnois; all the friends and acquaintances who touched her life, her seven pets, and all the creatures that benefited from her caring nature. The family of Peg Lock is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, 2091 North Oakland Avenue, Decatur, Illinois. View the online obituary, send condolences, and share memories with the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com. Obituary written by family members.
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Bassett Family Association Database
d. 27 Jul 2011, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois