Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Daly, Margaret West June 26, 2024
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HD Oliver Funeral Apts. July 2024
Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother and Friend. Margaret Helen 
Daly went home to The Lord on 6/26/24. A lifelong resident of Norfolk, VA, 
Margaret graduated from Granby High School in 1964. She went on to graduate from 
Tidewater Community College with an AS in Business Administration. Margaret 
enjoyed a long career as a bookkeeper and then as an Accounts Receivable 
Specialist, finally retiring from the Sentara Hospital network. But her job 
wasn’t her life. Her people were. Margaret loved big. And was loved big in 
return. Margaret was blessed to have more families than just blood. She loved 
her sons and their families, her church family, and every pet she met. This love 
shined through her entirety. Where some people have an ‘open door’ policy, 
Margaret had an open-heart policy. Her heart was open to all the Lord’s 
creatures. She was a devout member of The Episcopal Church of Ascension in 
Norfolk. For years she volunteered at the church’s Day School and adored every 
child as if they were her own grandchildren. Every new baby at church was 
greeted with a handmade quilt and lots of snuggles from Margaret! As an avid 
scrapbooker, she made many keepsakes for so many families that they cherish to 
this day. Additionally, Margaret put her accounting experience to work by 
running the Church’s Food Pantry for many years, feeding countless families in 
need in the area. She was a notorious animal lover and gave generously to any 
and all charities that benefit all animals (even exotic ones!). Margaret was the 
loving owner of many cats over the years. She also loved and fed any strays that 
came by her house. All the neighborhood cats knew where to come for a free meal 
and lots of cuddling! Margaret loved her cats, but she loved all animals, 
especially her “grand-dogs” and “great-grand-dogs”. She was known in the family 
as “the Treat Lady.” In her spare time, Margaret and her Husband, Don, loved to 
travel. Their favorite mode of traveling was by cruise ship with a group of 
their close friends from church, “The Ascension Navy,” and school. They visited 
all over the world. The scrapbooks she painstakingly made read like a 
travelogue! Margaret was predeceased by her beloved husband Donald Daly and her 
Mother Elizabeth Burris West. She is survived by her sons, David (M. Jaye) and 
Michael (Tracey), as well as her Grandchildren: Courtney, Alex, James, Kara and 
Matthew, and her Great-Grandson Augustus, as well as countless Godchildren and 
“adopted” grandkids. The family will receive visitors at H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apartments chapel, 1501 Colonial Ave., Norfolk, VA 23517 on Friday, August 2nd 
from 6:00 – 8:00pm. The celebration of life service will be held Saturday, 
August 3rd at 10:00am at the H.D. Oliver chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family 
requests donations be made to the Norfolk SPCA or The Southeastern Virginia 
Alzheimer’s Association.

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