(1936-2025)

Just a few days before Christmas 1936, on December 22 to be exact, Vincent and Mary (Montgomery) Manners of Detroit welcomed their first child into the world, a daughter born at home whom they named Margaret Ann.

Margaret, or Peggy as she was known, was joined four years later by a sister, Sharon, and two years after that by a brother, Paul. Vincent was in the U.S. Army during World War II, and so Mary and the children lived with Mary’s parents and Mary worked as an information clerk at the Michigan Central Depot near downtown Detroit. Vincent did not return to the family after the war.

Peggy’s elementary schooling took place in three parochial schools, but the majority of it was at St. Gabriel, where she and her siblings also attended high school. The Adrian Dominican Sisters teaching there had a huge impact on Peggy.

“They were excellent teachers and I enjoyed their classes,” she wrote in a short autobiography. “I loved their spirit. It was this that inspired me to become an Adrian Dominican Sister.”

Even so, it seems the decision did not come all that easily. In his remembrance of his oldest sister shared after her death, Paul recalled that Peggy had been dating a “very nice” young man in high school and came home from the prom in tears. “When I asked her what happened to make her so upset, she said, ‘Now I have to choose between marriage and becoming a sister,’” Paul said.

Read more about Sister Margaret "Peggy" (PDF)

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.

Sister's Memorial Card (PDF)

Vigil and Funeral Recordings

Recording of Sister Margaret's Vigil Service - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)

Recording of Sister Margaret's Funeral Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)

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