Margaret “Peggy” Connor Bergquist was born October 5, 1922 and raised in St. Paul, Oregon.

She graduated from the University of Portland with a degree in Nursing. Her nursing career spanned decades, including being a Clinical Instructor at St. Josephs Hospital in Vancouver, Washington, being an ENT-OR nurse at the Portland Clinic and a geriatric nurse at Willamette View Manor in Milwaukie.

She took a break for a few years to raise her family, returned to work and retired in 1985. During retirement, Peggy was active in a senior hiking group, in the St. Francis Guild at her church and in her Nursing Alumni Association.

She married Roy Bergquist in 1947 and had four children.

Roy predeceased Peggy in 2014. She is survived by her four children, Timothy (Lesley), Kathleen (Mike Devenney), Michael (Jennifer), and Brian; plus four grandchildren, John (Andrea Jensen), Jeff (Beka), Matthew, Andrew; and one great-grandchild, Connor Bergquist. She is also survived by numerous nieces & nephews.

Remembrances to the St. John Catholic Community Foundation. Designate to the Uniforms Fund for students in need, 10955 SE 25th Avenue, Milwaukie, OR 97222.

Funeral 6 p.m., Friday, December 2, 2016, St. John the Baptist Church, 10955 SE 25th Avenue, Milwaukie, OR 97222. Reception to follow. Private interment at Gethsemani Cemetery. Arrangements by Riverview Abbey.