Margaret Theresa "Peg" Conlan
Birth: 24 Oct 1907, San Francisco, California
Death: 20 May 1967, San Francisco, California
Margaret Theresa Conlan, known as Peg, was born on October 24, 1907. She was only four when her father died and probably only had vague memories of him. She grew up in St. Joseph’s Parish. Like her sister Etta, she left Mission High School after two years.
Not a lot is known about Peg. She lived with her mother and siblings her whole life in the house on 19th Street. She never married. Early on, she worked as a grocery store clerk. Later, as her mother got older, Peg stayed home and took care of the house while Lil, Jim, and Walter brought income home. After her mother passed in 1954, Peg continued to maintain the household for her siblings.
There was another Margaret Conlan living in San Francisco at the same time and who appeared in the paper. That Margaret worked for O’Connor Moffett & Co as a stenographer and played basketball on their AAU women’s team. She was also a member of the women’s auxiliary of the IOOB, a society fraternal organization. Our Margaret was too much of an introvert to be involved in such public activities.
Death: 20 May 1967, San Francisco, California
Margaret Theresa Conlan, known as Peg, was born on October 24, 1907. She was only four when her father died and probably only had vague memories of him. She grew up in St. Joseph’s Parish. Like her sister Etta, she left Mission High School after two years.
Not a lot is known about Peg. She lived with her mother and siblings her whole life in the house on 19th Street. She never married. Early on, she worked as a grocery store clerk. Later, as her mother got older, Peg stayed home and took care of the house while Lil, Jim, and Walter brought income home. After her mother passed in 1954, Peg continued to maintain the household for her siblings.
There was another Margaret Conlan living in San Francisco at the same time and who appeared in the paper. That Margaret worked for O’Connor Moffett & Co as a stenographer and played basketball on their AAU women’s team. She was also a member of the women’s auxiliary of the IOOB, a society fraternal organization. Our Margaret was too much of an introvert to be involved in such public activities.
In 1960, it was discovered that, like her sisters, Peg suffered from tuberculosis, but never as several as Lucille or Loretta. She lived with the condition for seven more years. In 1967, she was admitted to SF General Hospital, suffering from progressive hepatic decompensation, a chronic liver disease, and hemorrhaging of esophageal varices (enlarged veins in the lower esophagus). Peg died on May 20, 1967, at the age of 59. Her rosary was held at Comisky-Roche Funeral Home and the requiem mass was at Mission Dolores Basilica. She was laid to rest in Section V of Holy Cross Cemetery with her mother Annie.
Her nephew Rich remembered Peg was very quiet. She was overshadowed by the big personalities of her older siblings Lil and Walter. She would occasionally go to Etta’s house for the Holidays, but not always. She had a few close friends, one of whom—Dolores Edwards—was named in her obituary. In many ways, she was the glue that held the family together, but she did it in a quiet and unassuming way.
Her nephew Rich remembered Peg was very quiet. She was overshadowed by the big personalities of her older siblings Lil and Walter. She would occasionally go to Etta’s house for the Holidays, but not always. She had a few close friends, one of whom—Dolores Edwards—was named in her obituary. In many ways, she was the glue that held the family together, but she did it in a quiet and unassuming way.