Peggy Keocher, age 48, of Stacy died September 24, 2013 in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 1st at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rush City with Pastor O’Shea officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. Monday, September 30th at Strike Funeral Home – CAMBRIDGE Chapel, and also one hour prior to the funeral Tuesday at the church.
Peggy Lee Keocher was born November 2, 1964 in Rush City, Minnesota to Donald and Dorothy (Sorensen) Hestbeck. She was raised in Rush City and graduated from Rush City High School in 1983. On July 28, 1984 Peggy was married to Joel Keocher. They raised their family in Stacy, MN. Peggy enjoyed her pets, especially her dog Mia, who was a constant companion to Peggy after she experienced a migraine-induced stroke 6 years ago. She also enjoyed flower gardening, cooking, baking, birdwatching, and traveling. She particularly enjoyed spending time with her family and the homemade meals, holiday festivities, board game nights, and camping adventures they shared together will be cherished fondly. She will be dearly missed and always remembered.
Peggy died September 24, 2013 in an automobile accident at the age of 48 years, 10 months and 22 days. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Hestbeck; and brothers-in-law, Neil Stoeckel and Dennis Kramer.
Peggy is survived by her husband, Joel; two daughters, Christy of Minneapolis, Becky of Stacy; mother, Dorothy Hestbeck-Zitt of Rush City; two sisters, Marcy Stoeckel of Isanti, Judy Kramer of Watkins; one brother, Ron (Mary Pat) Hestbeck of Rush City; brother-in-law, Paul (Kenne) Keocher of Mora; and by many other relatives and friends.
Joel and family. Our deepest sympathies.
You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived
You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her
Or you can be full of the love that you shared
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember her and only that she is gone
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
David Harkin (1959 – )
Joel, Christina and Becky, I am so, so sorry. We are praying that you will feel God’s comfort in this time, as hard as it is. I remember when Peggy first came rollerskating all those years ago in Rush City on Tuesday nights. Our hearts are with you. Faye
Praying for you all as you go through this sad time. A sudden loss of a dear family member is honestly one of the hardest things to endure. Praise God we know Peggy is having the most amazing time walking around heaven and hugging her Savior and catching up with all the friends and family that have already gone to glory.
Joel, I’m so sorry to hear about your wife. My thoughts and prayers are with you Joel.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Peggy’s family during their time of loss. What a shock to learn our Peggy is no longer here. Not a month ago Peg and I had a long conversation about how very proud she was of her daughters and how really well each of them were doing. I will miss my friend and her sage advise. Jan
To all of Peggy’s family I extend my profound sympathies and prayers. Peggy came to my home in August to attend an annual gathering of friends, and left an everlasting imprint on our hearts. I am simply stunned and am overwhelmed with a deep sadness that this wonderful, fun, loving angel was taken from all of us. I will always think of her as “my little scandahoovian princess”..much love from Sheryl & Jeff in Illinois.
To Peggy’s family……I am one of Peggy’s friends from the internet and I live in England UK. I have chatted to Peggy for the last 3 years online. She was an absolute pleasure to talk to and brought a wonderful breath of joy to our little group of friends. We shared many a comical momment laughing together and her beautiful soul will be greatly missed by myself. Although we never met, we didnt need to. I know that there was a loving person who adored her home, family, animals and friends and i count myself lucky to have known just this small part of her. God Bless Wizzy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To Peggy’s Family, I am a friend of Peggy from the internent.We have talked back and forth for yearrs now. She was a very nice woman, I so enjoyed our little chats, usually in the AM hours. She was always sweet and kind to others. Hearing of her passing makes me very sad. She will be missed by a lot of friends, both close family, friends, and internent friends as well. I am truley sorry for Joel and her 2 daughters. Also I send my deepest sorrow to you, and all your family. May God bless you all as you go through this unbearable grief. Patti Undercoffer, AKA hendersonpatti Of Henderson NV
I also knew Peggy from a chat room on the internet and I knew her as both a kind and wonderful person with a heart of gold. I never saw a bad side to her and she was always talking about her family and her dog Mia, which is the name of our pet also! I was so very saddened to hear of her untimely passing and my heart goes out to her family for their loss. I will really miss her cheerful comments and outlooks on life and what the future held for the lucky ones with loving families such as herself……may God hold her in His Hands proudly and proclaim her as one of His Children forever more.