Margaret "Peggy" Kathleen Palm Obit

MARGARET "PEGGY" KATHLEEN O'NEIL PALM, of Baxter, passed away peacefully at Essentia St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, surrounded by her family on March 19, 2022.  She was born on April 27, 1944 to Percy and Myrtle (Reem) O’Neil in Brainerd.  She graduated from the Aitkin Senior High in 1962.  She was always a proud Aitkin Gobbler.  She attended Brainerd Community College for Criminal Justice, received a certificate of participation from Global School of Investigation of Massachusetts and attended Brainerd Vocational for writing.  She had two poems published and received many poet awards. She married the love of her life, Jerry Palm, in Sisseton, SD in 1990, making their home in Brainerd.  She worked in sales and waitressing.  She loved reading, writing, knitting, crocheting, cooking and most of all she loved being with her family and friends.  She never met a stranger, everyone became her friend in a matter of minutes.  She loved any social get together, spending time laughing with friends and family and spoiling all of the kids in her life. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and all those that had the pleasure to get to know her. She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; two sisters; two brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law.   She is survived by her husband Jerry; her children and their spouses, Kimberly and Dave Cox, Brainerd; Lorrie and Stewart Anderson, Casper, WY and Robert and Ashley Borden, Casper, WY; Camie Sprenger, Spanaway, WA and Shayne Palm, Los Angeles, CA; 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A Memorial service will be held noon Thursday, March 24 at the Pine Lake Chapel, Highway 169, Aitkin.  A visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday. A reception will be at the Hazelton Town Hall following the service.   Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.