Margaret C Jarvis

Margaret McKenna Jarvis of Clearwater Florida and New Seabury, MA. passed away peacefully on January 29, 2019, surrounded by family, friends and staff at Regency Oaks Health Center. Margaret was born in Littleton, NH to Mabel and James McKenna. She was the second oldest and last surviving of five children. She attended Littleton High School, where she was honored in 2018 for being the oldest living graduate. Margaret met and fell in love with Allen Jarvis and they married in 1940. They were happily married for 61 years before Allen died in 2001. They had seven children. Their first child, Veronica, died before her second birthday. Margaret is survived by Allen John Jarvis III of Colonial Beach, VA & Clearwater, FL; Jayne Henninger of Tucson AZ; Joy Bento of Newburgh, NY & Leesburg, FL; Jeanne Jarvis-Meara of New York City; Joan Iorio of Greenwich, CT; and James Mark Jarvis of Weymouth, MA. Margaret was adored by and inspired her children, fourteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.

Margaret was a devoted mother and wife. She was involved in her children’s school parent organizations and was the one who always volunteered to make the pageant costume, run the bake sales and spent every Saturday driving nuns to a convent a few towns away. Through her example, she taught her children to be loving, caring, responsible adults.

Margaret celebrated her 100th birthday last year surrounded by all her loving children, a few nieces, and many friends. Margaret attributes her long happy life to three important things: Faith, Family and Friends.

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will take place at the Brookdale Regency Oaks on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm located at 2700 Regency Oaks Blvd., Clearwater, FL.

A family Memorial Service and burial will take place in the Boston area later this Spring.