A death has occurred of Margaret (Peggy, nee Waters) Naughton, who passed away peacefully on November 3, 2024. Peggy was predeceased by her parents, Patrick and Kathleen Waters, her beloved husband Michael Naughton, daughter and son-in-law Peggy and Tom O’Callaghan, and granddaughter Haley Naughton. She is survived by her loving children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren:
Grandchildren Tom (Katy) O’Callaghan and Katie (Peter) Fallone, great grandchildren Nora and Liam Fallone; Son Kevin (Elaine) Naughton, grandchildren Jeffrey (Jenn), Maura, and Conor (Elise), great grandchildren Julien and Sophia Naughton; Son Michael (Peggi) Naughton, grandchildren Brienna and Devin (Matt) Maloney, great grandchildren Cillian Michael Naughton-Nolan, Mickey Cush and Welles Maloney; Son James (Susan) Naughton, grandchildren Hannah, Lily (Austin) Wright, and Fiona; Son John (Wendy) Naughton, grandchildren Haley, Aurora, and Clare; Daughter Mary Naughton, grandchildren Meaghan and Kiera; Daughter Eileen (Bob) Merberg, grandchildren Oren and Maya; Son Patrick (Kathleen) Naughton, grandchildren Jackson and Cleo. Also survived by her brother Don Waters (whose wife and Peggy’s sister-in-law Charlene passed in 2019) and many nieces and nephews.
Peggy was born in Rochester, NY on February 27, 1936. She graduated from Nazareth Academy in 1954 and later that year married the love of her life, Mike, whom she met at a Rochester Harps Gaelic football match. Together they raised eight beautiful children and created countless memories on Westside Drive, Gates. Neighborhood gatherings with the Beikirch’s and Riedman’s, monthly card club, barbecues and pool parties in the backyard, ice skating on the pond, and 4th of July bonfires to name a few.
In 1977, Mike and Peggy bought The Johnson House restaurant in Churchville. With eight kids in tow, the family has operated “The J House” for nearly five decades now.
Peggy was active in the Churchville-Riga Chamber of Commerce (past president) and won numerous awards over the years, including Churchville-Riga Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 1996, Business Leader of the Year for the 2016 St Patrick’s Day Parade, the New York State Restaurant Association Silver Spoon Award in 2016, and the Churchville-Riga Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year in 2017.
Peggy loved spending time with her family, especially Sunday dinners at Rohrbach’s. She was proud of her Irish heritage and visited relatives in Offaly, Westmeath, and Roscommon numerous times.
Friends and family are invited to Peggy’s visitation on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 3-7 pm at the Walker Brothers Funeral Home, 21 S. Main St, Churchville, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 11 am at St. Vincent De Paul Church (St. Martin De Porres Parish), 11 N. Main St, Churchville (all faiths welcome) followed by interment at Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations in Peggy’s memory to The Newman Riga Library or St. Vincent De Paul Church.
