Margaret B. Canon

Margaret B. Canon, (Nee Berger) passed away peacefully March 1, 2017 age 83 after many years living with Multiple Sclerosis and dementia. Margaret was born in Lebanon, PA, daughter of the late A.C. and Violet Berger. Beloved wife of 63 years to the late Robert. Loving mother to Joel Canon (Beth Williams), Paul Canon, Melanie Hersch (William), Melissa Williams (Duran), Emily Canon (Steve Brown) and the late Will Canon. Dear sister of Henry Berger, Helen Brown, the late Alvin Berger and the late Esther Crooks. Devoted grandmother to ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren and Aunt to many nieces and nephews. Margaret held a BS in chemistry from Chatham College, Pittsburgh PA and a BA in Agronomy from Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA. She met her husband Bob on a blind date in Pittsburgh and his career as a Presbyterian Minister took them from PA to Ohio and back to PA. Her love of their six children- three boys followed by three girls - was unwavering throughout her life. Her early career was as a devoted teacher in West Virginia and later at Springside School in Philadelphia, PA. She returned to college in her early 40s to pursue her love of the earth sciences and finished her career as a Soil Conservationist with the United States Department of Agriculture. In this role she received several awards for her soil conservation work. During her retirement years, she founded a local Multiple Sclerosis support group for persons living with MS. She always advocated for those in need whether it was a hungry child across the ocean, stray animals and people in need of some TLC. Even as dementia overtook her body and mind during her later years, she still loved children and got to meet her youngest great grandchild months before she died. Margaret loved her cats Mack, Bonnie and Ellie. Finally, many thanks to Just Like Family team these last few years especially Carmen, Janet, Jamelle and Joanie whose combined care, kindness and love enabled Margaret to live in her own home until the last few months of her life. A celebration of her life along with her late husband Robert will be held on Saturday March 25th at 11:00 AM at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations to the National MS Society be made in her name. Margaret B. Canon, (Nee Berger) passed away peacefully March 1, 2017 age 83 after many years living with Multiple Sclerosis and dementia. Margaret was born in Lebanon, PA, daughter of the late A.C. and Violet Berger. Beloved wife of 63 years to the late Robert. Loving mother to Joel Canon (Beth Williams), Paul Canon, Melanie Hersch (William), Melissa Williams (Duran), Emily Canon (Steve Brown) and the late Will Canon. Dear sister of Henry Berger, Helen Brown, the late Alvin Berger and the late Esther Crooks. Devoted grandmother to ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren and Aunt to many nieces and nephews. Margaret held a BS in chemistry from Chatham College, Pittsburgh PA and a BA in Agronomy from Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA. She met her husband Bob on a blind date in Pittsburgh and his career as a Presbyterian Minister took them from PA to Ohio and back to PA. Her love of their six children- three boys followed by three girls - was unwavering throughout her life. Her early career was as a devoted teacher in West Virginia and later at Springside School in Philadelphia, PA. She returned to college in her early 40s to pursue her love of the earth sciences and finished her career as a Soil Conservationist with the United States Department of Agriculture. In this role she received several awards for her soil conservation work. During her retirement years, she founded a local Multiple Sclerosis support group for persons living with MS. She always advocated for those in need whether it was a hungry child across the ocean, stray animals and people in need of some TLC. Even as dementia overtook her body and mind during her later years, she still loved children and got to meet her youngest great grandchild months before she died. Margaret loved her cats Mack, Bonnie and Ellie. Finally, many thanks to Just Like Family team these last few years especially Carmen, Janet, Jamelle and Joanie whose combined care, kindness and love enabled Margaret to live in her own home until the last few months of her life. A celebration of her life along with her late husband Robert will be held on Saturday March 25th at 11:00 AM at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations to the National MS Society be made in her name.

Margaret B. Canon

June 20, 1933 - March 1, 2017