Margaret (Peg) Louise Tomkinson (Richards)

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Margaret (Peg) Louise Tomkinson (Richards), age 83, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 29, 2016 surrounded by her family, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Peg was born on February 14, 1933 to parents Nyssa Corrine Richards (Ford) and Donald Richards in Crisfield, MD. She grew up on the Maryland Eastern shore in the town of Princess Anne; graduating from Princess Anne High School in 1951 and went on to graduate from Salisbury State Teacher’s College in 1955 with a B.A. in Childhood Education. She married Charles Richard (Dick) Tomkinson in 1958 and they moved to Saratoga Springs. Together they ran the Normandie Hotel located on North Broadway in the 1960s. Peg was a teacher in the Ballston Spa School System, first at Malta Avenue and then as a second grade teacher at Wood Road until her retirement in 1995. Peg was a member of the United Methodist Church and sang in the choir for many years. She enjoyed playing the piano, dancing, bowling, and playing bridge. She is survived by her daughter Marlou Church Gregory (Tomkinson) and her husband John of Valley Forge, PA; her daughter Susan J. Flynn (Tomkinson) and her husband Kevin and daughters Nyssa Corrine and Abby Correll LaClair of Massena, NY; and son Joseph Richard Tomkinson and wife Lisa Tomkinson (Mehan) and their son Palmer William Tomkinson of Saratoga Springs. Margaret was predeceased by her husband C. Richard Tomkinson in 1993; her parents, her sister Emma Bennett (Richards) and brother Charles Thomas Richards. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Ave. at Henning Rd. in Saratoga Springs and a funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the family plot at Greenridge Cemetery, Lincoln Ave., also in Saratoga Springs. The family would like to heartfully thank family and friends for their support during Peg’s long illness, with special thanks to Community Hospice of Saratoga during her final days. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.