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Margaret Johnson

Margaret  Johnson

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson

Margaret  Johnson

Profile Information

  • Maiden Name:
  • Nickname: "Peggy: & "Peg"
  • Hometown: Lansing, MI (US)
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  • Batting Hand:
  • Born: August 5, 1917
  • Died: March 23, 2012

Margaret JohnsonHistory

Team Position Uniform #
1948 Chicago Colleens Chaperone

Margaret M. “Peg” Johnson of Chelsea, MI, formerly of Ann Arbor, MI & Rio Rancho, NM, age 94, died Friday, March 23, 2012 at Chelsea Retirement Community.

She was born August 5, 1917 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Clair & Margaret (Kimmel) Johnson.  Miss Johnson earned a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan in 1939, and worked as an administrative assistant at the U of M for much of her career.  She served in the US Army during World War II, earning the rank of Captain.  [Margaret also served as a chaperone for the 1948 Chicago Colleens of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.]

Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday, March 28 at 10:00 a.mMemorial contributions may be made to Chelsea Retirement Community. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea.

Author: Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea, MI

Contributed By: Helen "Gig" Smith

Copyright: Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea, MI



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