Margaret "Peggy" Brunner, 96, of Mercer, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at her home.

Peggy was born on June 15, 1927, to Frank Jr. and Hazel (Girsch) Brunner in Ironwood, Michigan. Peggy was a pillar of the Mercer community, she loved to give her time to better the area. Peggy won the Volunteer of the Year award from the Mercer Chamber. She coached baseball, was on the park commission, Mercer School Advisory Board, Advisory Board for Chairman, John Raabe, Head of Community Center Project, Land and Lake Commission, President of the Mercer Historical Society and helped on the golf tournaments and wreath sales, Mercer Food Pantry and she started the "Home Hunger Fighters", 4th of July Parade, Republican Party, volunteering at the Lupine Fest, and other numerous things to mention! Peggy was a Lioness Charter Member and the president 3 times. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and was on their board. Peggy loved watching every baseball game and going hunting and fishing.

She will be missed by her brothers, Rev. Richard Brunner and Robert (Rita) Brunner; sisters, Eleanor (Lynn) Gourley and Kathleen Kadrlik, and many numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hazel Brunner; her brothers, Frank Brunner and Rev. Roswell Brunner; sisters, Jeanette White and June Schenzel, and brothers and sisters-in-law.

Visitation for Peggy will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. at the Mercer Methodist Church with Rev. Erv Teichmiller officiating. Burial will follow at the Mercer Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed in Peggy's name to the Mercer Food Pantry or Mercer Historical Society.