Margaret Ann "Peg" McGinnis, 85, passed away at 8:50 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the St. Joseph Health Center. Peg was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York on September 3, 1939 the daughter of James E. and Margaret E. (O'Malley) McGinnis and came to the Niles area with her mother in 1957.
Peg graduated from Baldwin High School in New York in 1956 and received an Associate Degree from Youngstown State University as a Paralegal. Peg retired March 31, 2000 from the Trumbull County Probate Court where she was a deputy clerk in the Estate Division of the court for over 33 years. Peg was a longtime active member of Saint Pope John XXIII Parish - Saint Stephen Church, the Bereavement Ministry, church holiday decorating committee and the St. Vincent dePaul Society. She was also a member and past president of the Niles Catholic Women's Club and the Saint Joseph Hospital Auxiliary.
Peg found a second home at the Trumbull New Theater (TNT) where she was a active board member for many years. She also held the position of lead technical director for all the back stage activities. This included set and costume decisions for the many theater productions.
Peg is survived by a cousin Elizabeth "Robyn" O'Connell of McDonald and many close friends and associates. She was preceded in death by her parents and an Infant sister Kathleen McGinnis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday August 1, 2025 at Saint Stephen Church. The Rev. Leo Wehrlin will be the celebrant. Burial will be with her mother in Saint Stephen Cemetery.
Material contributions may be made to the organizations that Peg enjoyed or donors special charity.
Funeral arrangements are by the Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home 126 West Park Avenue Niles, Ohio 44446 330-652-4311.
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