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Margaret ‘GiGi’ Beckett, 93

Margaret W. Beckett, known by her friends as Peggy, passed away on Nov. 16, 2019, surrounded by loved ones in her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Margaret was born on June 30, 1926, in Akron (Sawyerwood), Ohio, where she was raised by her parents, Herbert and Florence Widder. While growing up she spent many summer days with friends at Springfield Lake and played hockey and figure skated on that same lake in the winter. Margaret graduated from Springfield High School. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Ralph.

In the mid 1960s, Margaret relocated to California, where she lived for nearly 30 years before making the decision to leave the Los Angeles area and move to Mesa, Ariz., in 1994. In 2001 she returned to California and lived in Walnut Creek until 2005, when she moved to Coeur d’Alene.

Margaret is survived by her five children: Lana, James, Thomas, Diana and William; as well as 10 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

She was, and always will be, deeply loved by all who knew her.