Peggy A Beery

Peggy Ann Mulbarger Beery, of Worthington, Ohio passed away May 21, 2025 at the age of 103. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the first child of Pearl and Harry Mulbarger. She was preceded in death by her parents as well as husband George Beery, brothers Tom and Jay Mulbarger, and sons Michael and Stephen Beery.

Peggy is survived by her daughter Karen (Ron) Porta, daughter-in-law Judith (Mike) Beery, granddaughters Kyndall (Dave) Potts, Paige (Geoff) VanFossen, Kara (Dave) Nicholls, Amy (Jamey Chinnock) Porta, Erin (Nate Boxrucker) Porta, Shannon Beery, Ashlei Miller, and Morgan (Andy) Forrer, 15 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild, as well as many nieces and nephews.

A member of “The Greatest Generation,” Peggy grew up during the Great Depression and WWII. She graduated from Bexley High School in 1939 and attended OSU where she met her future husband, George. After George returned from the war, they settled in Whitehall, built a house near her family and raised their three children. Her parents owned the PAM Restaurant and PAM Motel (named with her initials) at the intersection of Hamilton Road and Main Street/Route 40, which she helped manage.

Over the next few decades, Peggy helped George with their plumbing business. They periodically renovated and upgraded homes for resale. Later she worked at Sears Eastland in Customer Service and Sales. Rarely missing a wrestling meet to watch her sons, she was a proud, vocal and animated fan. Sports became a source of joy to her especially later in life to watch her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was surrounded by a caring group of friends and neighbors whom she loved dearly. A cannot-miss-Friday ritual was meeting her Lunch Bunch friends at a predetermined restaurant. These lifelong friendships were cherished.

Undoubtably, her greatest love was her family — husband of 68+ years, three children, eight granddaughters, 15 great-grandchildren, and all the spouses; she beamed with pride when her great-great-granddaughter was born last year.

With her bright blue eyes, Peggy was someone you didn’t forget. She loved her garden, reading, art and animals — rescuing beloved cats and even raising show dogs at one point. She was spirited, politically and financially savvy, resilient and loving.

The family would like to thank her friends, extended family and care providers. She will be sorely missed! In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Worthington Resource Pantry or the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus.