Peggy Miner passed away January 1st, surrounded by friends, family and attendants at St Andrew’s Village. She was born to Paul and Verna Luke on September 27, 1940 and attended the East Boothbay school, Gould Academy, and Westbrook Junior College.

Peggy worked in the front office of a number of local boatyards, including her parents’. She was the office manager at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club for twenty years. In her final years, she was the primary caregiver to her mother.

In 1960 she married Peter Welles and they enjoyed sailing the region in a variety of boats for a number of years. When asked how she learned to sail, she said her father promised to teach her. She got in a little sailboat and he pushed her out into Linekin Bay – “When you get back, you’ll know as much about sailing as I do!” While with Peter she lived in Boothbay Harbor, Waterville, Portland and Washington, D.C.

Peter died far too young, and Peg met and married John Miner, a V.P for a national lobbying group. Together they lived in Massachusetts, California, Barter’s Island and finally East Boothbay. They travelled the west coast, Hawaii, England, Bermuda and Europe. John predeceased her as well.

Peg’s talent and passion was cooking. Soups were a specialty and she made fantastic fish chowder. For a number of years she spent Thanksgiving cooking and delivering Meals-on-Wheels. She supplied countless cookies to the boatyard crew.

Peggy is predeceased by her parents and brother Dennis Luke.

Peggy leaves behind brothers Frank (and Nora) Luke and John (and Frederica) Luke and their families, step-children David (and Laurie) Miner of Brattleboro, VT and Candace (and Mark) Bagley of Grafton, NH and their families , several step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren and her beloved dog, Annie.

There will be a memorial service for Peggy on Saturday, January 7th at Hall Funeral Home in Boothbay at 2:00 PM. For more details, see www.hallfuneralhomes.com.