Margaret C. "Peggy" Alvarez

June 7, 1926 - April 28, 2018

Margaret (Peggy) Catherine Alvarez died peacefully surrounded by her children on April 28, 2018. Born June 7, 1926 to John and Theresia (Berskovics) Skoda, she was predeceased by her husband of 71 years, John A. Alvarez. Together with John, and coupled with her unwavering support, sacrifice and patience, she helped to build the family business of John A. Alvarez and Sons Manufactured Housing for over 50 years. Peggy’s greatest love, however, was that of her 8 children, spouses, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was an exceptional seamstress, quilter, crocheter and everything and anything in between under the crafting umbrella. She was a master chef in the kitchen as well with cooking and baking and was always the first to organize and host a party and/or a holiday. She was presently a communicant of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church parish. For many years prior to this parish, she was a member of the Church of the Holy Cross in West Taghkanic, the Rosary Society and a lifelong volunteer with the West Taghkanic Fire Company’s Ladies Auxiliary. She always took the lead in organizing all the dinner dances, craft fairs, bake sales, chicken barbeques and also making sure that the robes for the priests and altar servers were cleaned and pressed for all masses. She would host all the family’s bridal and baby showers at her home always putting everyone and everything ahead of herself. To say she will be missed by so many is an understatement. Peggy leaves behind her eight children, John (Judy) Alvarez, Thomas (Karen) Alvarez, Anita (Fred) Nero, James (Candace) Alvarez, Timothy (Kelly) Alvarez, Theresa (Jack) Smith, Daniel (Karla) Alvarez and Dennis Alvarez, 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her granddaughter, Erin Elizabeth Nero. The family would like to thank all the personal and compassionate attention shown to her by her caregivers, the Eddy, The Columbia Greene Community Hospice and her neighbors at the Community at Bells Pond. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday May 2, at 10:00am at Our Lady of Hope Church, Rte. 22 in Copake Falls. Interment will be in West Taghkanic Cemetery. Visitation hours are Tuesday May 1, from 4-8pm at the Bates & Anderson Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home. Donations in Peggy’s name can be made to the Columbia Greene Community Hospice, 47 Liberty Street, Catskill, NY 12414.