SARATOGA SPRINGS — Margaret Joyce Tuller, of West Avenue, passed away gracefully and into the arms of her beloved Lord December 11, 2015. She was 75 years young and she was loved.
Peggy, as she was known, was one of five kids born in Niskayuna, NY to parents Helen and Earl Smith, and she lived her entire life in upstate New York. Peggy went back to school later in life and received her high school diploma, not only for herself, but also as an example for her family to persevere and never give up. Her motto always was and always will be “hang in there.”
She retired from Saratoga County Maplewood Manor in 2005 where she worked as a dietary aide, a job she took incredible pride in. Peggy never lost her faith. She always believed there was a meaning and a reason for everything. It was during her hardest times that her belief in the Holy Spirit was the strongest.
Margaret is predeceased by her mother and father as well as her older sister Doris. She is also predeceased by her oldest son, John O. Tuller of Minnesota and her grandson Joshua of Ballston Spa.
Surviving family include her daughter, Margaret Lawrence of Saratoga Springs; her son Daniel and his wife Alicia Tuller of Porter Corners; her brother Earl Jr; two sisters, Beverly and Helen; seven grandchildren, who she adored, 4 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A wake in honor of her life was held at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. She will have eternal rest in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Colonie, NY.
Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com.
