Margaret Ann (Robinson) Manzer
Margaret Ann "Peggy" (Robinson) Manzer, 92, of Old Town, Maine, died on May 22, 2025 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.
Peggy was born December 21, 1932 in Portland, Maine, daughter of Frank L. and Harriet McDuffie Robinson. She graduated from Hallowell High School in 1950 and attended the University of Maine (class of 1954) where she met her husband Frank Manzer in a botany class. They married in 1954 and were married for 63 years until his death in 2018. Peggy was a devoted wife, mother, and volunteer to the community, active as a boy scout and girl scout leader, usher for the Collins Center of the Arts, board member of the Old Town Historical Museum where she directed annual community concerts, and most particularly in her church, the Stillwater Federated Church. She served as church treasurer for many years, sang in the choir, and was well known for her pies and her extensive craft talents, frequently chairing the bean suppers, strawberry festivals and church craft fairs.
Peggy also loved to travel, frequently visiting her children, and organizing trips to Europe with family and friends. It was often joked she was willing to go anywhere at the drop of a hat.
Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Larry Robinson, and her husband Frank. She is survived by her four children, Margie (Tim), Ted (Roberta), Jim (Selene) and Melanie (Jeff), six grandchildren Tony (Felicia), Joel (Angela), Robin (Emmy), Daniel (Monica), Oliver (Courtney), Grace (Corey), Maxwell and Robbie as well as eight great grandchildren Karson, Karlee, Abby, Zane, Felix, Basil, Sterling and Jeremiah.
A service celebrating Peggy's life will be held 2PM Saturday May 31, 2025 at the Stillwater Federated Church, Bennoch Road, Old TOwn. Burial will follow at Lawndale Cemetery, Old Town. Visiting hours will be held 4-6 PM Friday at Birmingham Funeral Homet 438 Main Street, Old Town.
Donations to the Stillwater Federated Church or to the Alzheimer's Association of Maine or to Affinity Hospice of Maine would be greatly appreciated.