Peg Harrigan

Margaret Fitzpatrick Harrigan, 98, widow of Robert S. Harrigan joined the Lord, October 15, 2006. She was the matriarch of the Harrigan Fitzpatrick clan. Peg was born in Houlton, Maine March 3, 1908 to Jerry and Clara Langan Fitzpatrick, the second eldest of their ten children. She graduated from Ricker College in Houlton and then became a registered nurse at the Madigan Memorial Hospital. In 1932 she married Robert S. Harrigan and moved to Bangor where she became the head operating room nurse at Eastern Maine General Hospital. In 1943 the family moved to Hartford and in 1950 to West Hartford where they settled and raised their family. Peg was a communicant at daily mass until her declining health forced her discontinuance. Peg was active at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in the Women?s Club, Mother?s Circle, Honor Guard, and a founding member of the Altar Society and other parish activities. She excelled in family, community, and town activities including local election politics. Peg is survived by her five sons: Robert and Paul of West Hartford, with whom she resided, Jerry and his wife Jean of Clinton, Thomas and his wife Susan of Bloomfield, Joseph and his wife Barbara of West Hartford; as well as, 18 Grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. She leaves her two remaining siblings, Thomas Fitzpatrick of Houlton, Maine and a sister Gertrude Fitzpatrick Lee of West Hartford, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews in her extended family. Peg Harrigan was a great lady and a friend to everyone she ever met. Special thanks to the nurses and staff at St. Mary?s Home for the outstanding care they gave our mother during her stay. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 9:30 am from the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, with a mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 872 Farmington Ave. West Hartford. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Friends and family may call on Tuesday from 5-8 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of Flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Church Altar Guild, or Franciscan Missionaries 4 Tumble brook Rd. Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

Peg Harrigan

March 3, 1908 - October 15, 2006