MARGARET M KIMCHUK

"PEGGY"

JUNE 30, 1937 - NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Margaret Mary Mellina known to her family and friends as Peggy and Margie left this world on November 15, 2024 at 87 years old. She was born June, 30, 1937 to William Mellina and Philomina (Lamina) Mellina in Philadelphia. She attended grade school in the parishes of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Monica in South Philadelphia and St. Martin of Tours in Northeast Philadelphia and was a proud graduate of Little Flower High School in 1955. At Little Flower Margaret was in Orchestra and played clarinet. She later played organ and would instill a love of music in her sons.  After high school Margaret worked as secretary to seventeen VPs at Interstate Dairy and eventually worked for Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling company where she retired as an Executive Administrative Assistant in 2001.

On April 15, 1961 Margaret married Peter Y. Kimchuk.  She became mother to two sons, Peter M. Kimchuk (Amy) and Kenneth R. Kimchuk (Jennifer), and a loving grandmother to Samantha Kimchuk and step-granddaughter, Delaney Hensor. The Kimchuk household became a gathering place for all of Pete and Kenny's friends and by default she became "mom" to all of them. One, Francis Baisch (Leanne) became Margaret's "third son" and shares in the grief of her lost along with his brothers.

Margaret loved crocheting, baking, Byers Choice Caroler collecting and displaying, music, her spoiled pets and also, the Jersey Shore.  When she was 18 years old she laid eyes on the ocean for the first time and said she stood on the boardwalk just gazing at its magnificence for an hour.  She also was a substitute teacher at St. Henry's grade school and was a member of the Parents Association at Cardinal Dougherty High School. Until her illness, Margaret attended daily mass at St. Martin of Tours and helped the church with sewing and gift baskets and was a volunteer in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) program.

Margaret was predeceased by her brothers, William Mellina (Victoria) and Charles Mellina (Catherine) and her sisters, Mary Rementer (Edward), Rita Bolkus (Frank) and Anna Sullivan (John).

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Gathering  November 23, 2024 9:00am to 10:30am at St. Timothy Church(3001 Levick St. Phila. PA 19149) followed by her Mass of Christian Burial 10:30am. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Peggy's memory to:

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate