Margaret Hosky

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Margaret Ann Rose “Peg” Hosky (nee Yanarella), 74, President of Hosky Communications Inc and FedInsider media companies and lifelong leader in woman-owned business advocacy in the Washington DC area. On Friday, May 10th, Peg ended her year-long battle with cancer at Sibley Memorial Hospital surrounded by her husband Thomas Hosky, children Monica, Claudia, John, and grandchild Sarah.

Peg was born in Beacon, New York on June 6, 1949, the fourth of seven siblings, daughter of Margaret and Ernest Yanarella. From Beacon High School, Peg went on to graduate from Hood College. She married Thomas Hosky on August 13, 1983.

Peg began her professional career in marketing working for WANG Laboratories and went on to hold management positions with major Information Technology and Media Companies and serve on nonprofit boards. Peg became a well-respected tenacious government market IT team leader, winning multi-million-dollar contracts with government and other institutions that laid the foundations for computers at the highest levels. She and husband Tom founded their own company in 1999 consulting for The Washington Post, Army Times and many major IT companies. To bring her organization into the digital new media age, she launched Fedinsider.com in 2007.

Peggy was passionate about her work, passing down her knowledge and business acumen to her son and daughter who continue to run her business. She was a celebrated and powerful member of the government marketing community. In business, her number one goal was to make sure that everyone around her had what they needed to “knock it out of the park”—your success was her success.

In her private life, Peggy was an avid gardener who enjoyed reading murder mysteries, knitting for friends and growing her business with her family. Her front yard, known by many across DC was used to cultivate thousands of purple bearded irises which have gone on as gifts to friends and embassies alike across the country.

Memorial services followed by a Celebration of Life will be held on June 15, 2024 at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW, Washington DC (1 block east of Tenleytown-AU Red Line Metro stop). Viewing will begin at 3:30 PM. Services will start at 4:30 PM. A reception will follow in the St. Columba’s Great Hall.

Charitable donations in her memory can be directed to the American Cancer Society