Margaret A. "Peggy" Lines, 69, of Finleyville, (Ginger Hill), died Friday, August 31, 2018 in her home. She was born October 27, 1948 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Clarence Francis and Mary Gestiehr Schuetz.
Peggy was a graduate of Baldwin High School, class of 1966 and an active member of her former parish, St. Wendlin Parish in Pittsburgh. She successfully went on to graduate from Culinary School at Arsenal High in Lawrenceville and taught cake decorating at South High in the South Side. She pursued her culinary career and became head chef at the Harvard, Yale, Princeton Club and the Marriott Executive Dining Room, both in Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Research in Baldwin and the Bureau of Mines in South Park. She was a very active member of St. Damien of Molokai Parish in Monongahela, it's Ladies of Charity and Columbiettes Fr. Edwin Kaczmarek Council #2600. She was very involved with Vacation Bible School at Madonna Catholic Regional School, where she taught the children crafts and encouraged them by her friendliness and caring. Peggy's car was her navigating tool for chauffeuring those in need of transportation and she used many resources to supply families with clothing, grocery gift cards and trips to outlets for Christmas items. She faithfully visited her deceased family members and lovingly maintained their grave sites. Peggy could always be counted on to produce exceptional baskets for all fundraising events. One, very dear to her heart was the Sisters Place in Pittsburgh. This past May, Peggy was honored at the annual Sisters Place, Hats Off to Mom luncheon in Pleasant Hills. She was also a member of the Ginger Hill Grange #1549 and formerly a Girl Scout leader for Troop #1541 in Baldwin.
She is survived by her brother, Clarence and his wife Sonnie Schuetz, nephew, Michael and his wife Ashley Schuetz and a great nephew, Chase Lincoln Schuetz, all of Ginger Hill.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David R. Martinez on June 17, 2008 and a son, Richard Lyn Lines who died in infancy.
Friends will be received on Monday, September 3, 2018 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral prayers will begin on Tuesday, September 4, 1028 at 9:30 AM in the funeral home, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10:00 AM in St. Damien of Molokai Parish with the Rev. William Terza, pastor as celebrant. Committal services and interment will follow in St. Dominic Cemetery, Donora.