Margaret Rose Palmer Gallagher (December 5, 1950- January 15, 2026)
On January 15, 2026 Peggy passed away after a long illness, surrounded by her daughter’s. Born on December 5, 1950 to Isabel (Thomas Ross) and Walter Palmer she was raised in Charlestown, New Hampshire. She was a cheerleader at Fall Mountain Regional High School and went on to the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH where she received her Bachelor’s degree. After graduation, she worked as a Social Worker until she had her 2 daughters Shannon and Erin. Peggy was active in the community, her children’s schools and church. She was a parishioner of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church and was instrumental in the Foster Grandparents Organization. While her children were in school, she worked as an aide at many local elementary schools. She loved her family, cooking, listening to music (singing along to it off key), animals of all kinds, fashion, sewing, movies, popular culture and whatever her daughters’ interests were .She is preceded in death by her parents and survived by her daughters, Shannon and Erin Gallagher, sister Catherine (Palmer) Armstrong, two grandsons Rex Walter and Timothy Oscar McQueen, 1 nephew and 7 nieces .A memorial service will be held for Peggy at 9:30am on Friday July 10, 2026 at the Charlestown Memorial Chapel in Charlestown, NH. A mass will follow at 11am at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church with graveside service immediately following. In lieu of flowers the family has asked for contributions to be made in her name to your favorite mental health, children’s or animal charity or the PTA at her grandson’s school Grady A. Brown Elementary in Hillsborough, NC.