Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Balcavage, Marguerite M. July 14, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 7/17/2008 
  Balcavage, Marguerite M.     
   
   
  Marguerite M. Balcavage Minersville - Mrs. Marguerite M. Balcavage, 84, of 
  Pottsville, formerly of Minersville, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Center. 
  Mrs. Balcavage was born in Cannes, France, on April 6, 1924, the daughter of 
  the late Antoine and Anne (Chotti) Peyzaret. Her husband, Paul, died in 1978. 
  She was a member of Emanuel United Church of Christ, Minersville, and the 
  Retired Nurses Association. She was employed at Allied Chemical as a quality 
  control supervisor; retired. She attended the University of Algiers and majored 
  in chemistry, and had two years of medical school in France. Survivors - 
  daughters Monique, wife of John Derfler of Lebanon, Jacqueline, wife of Paul 
  Greis of Key West, Fla.; son Paul, husband of Terry Balcavage of Easton; eight 
  grandchildren, Jennifer Smith, Ryan Derfler, Daren Derfler, Willie Madrigal, 
  Maggie Madrigal, Joseph Thompson, Krista Flowers, and her angel, Danielle; 
  seven greatgrandchildren. Preceded in death by a granddaughter, Danielle 
  Derfler; and brother Jean Peyzaret. Marguerite loved and was proud of her 
  family and friends. She is best remembered for her French cooking, intimate 
  conversations, and time she spent playing cards with her family and friends. 
  She enjoyed reading, watching movies and sending emails to her family and 
  friends around the world. She considered herself blessed to maintain a strong 
  relationship with her French family, and visited them many times throughout her 
  life, most recently in September 2007 with her children and their spouses. 
  Although Marguerite was from France, she considered herself an American, and 
  became a U.S. citizen in 1956. Funeral services at Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home 
  Inc., Minersville, at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 21st, with the Rev. Rick Kantner 
  officiating. Friends may call Sunday 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. 
  at Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home. Interment at Mount Peace Cemetery, Branch 
  Township.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 7/17/2008
  
  
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