Margaret R. Troy

June 13, 1944 - July 17, 2016

DANVERS- Margaret R. (Rimkus) Troy, 72, passed away on July 17, 2016 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House. She was the wife of George F. Troy with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Cambridge on June 13, 1944, Margaret known as Peg by family and friends, was the daughter of Ellen (Gindell) Rimkus of Somerville and the late Walter Rimkus. She was raised and educated in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School in 1962. She also attended Chandler School for Women. Peg had been employed as a legal secretary for many years working for Glen Yanko Esq. and Stadium Oil Heat in Peabody. Besides her husband George and her mother Ellen, she is survived by three children and their spouses, Barry and Laurie Troy of Georgetown, Sherry and John Roberts of Melrose and Tracey and Frederick Wilhelm of Chesapeake, VA, three siblings and their spouses, Robert and Nancy Rimkus of FL, Virginia and Joseph Smith of Reading and Carol and Martin Conroy of FL, seven beloved grandchildren, Kylie, Cassidy and Brennan Troy, Timothy and Matthew Roberts and Madison and Breeann Wilhelm and several nieces and nephews. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9AM on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Saint Richard Church, 90 Forest St., Danvers. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 4-8 PM at C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Margaret Troy to support cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA, 02284 or www.dana-farber.org/gift.