Margaret Mary Holloran, affectionately known as “Peggy”, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 after a period of declining health. Born to Kevin and Margaret Langan on February 26, 1943 in Lowell, Massachusetts, moving to Nashua, NH at the age of twelve, where she lived until recently.
Peggy graduated from Nashua High School in 1960. While at NHS she excelled in music and business classes. She was selected for the All New England Chorus. Peggy started her employment as the A & P supermarket on Main Street and then worked for several years at Nashua Trust Company. She ended her career as the secretary for special education at Nashua High School.
Peggy truly married the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Holloran on August 11, 1962. They spent 56 wonderful years together building a family and having some amazing close friends. Thanks to their incredible work ethic, Peggy and Bob were able to travel after they retired and saw many places in this country and Ireland.
Peggy’s lifelong love of camping provided many friends and memories at Saco River and later on at Silver Lake Park. Peggy enjoyed sitting by the water and out on the porch watching her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren play, swim and spend time together.
Peggy’s talent for crocheting (ensuring all new married couples received a unique blanket then baby sweaters) developed into a passion for quilting. She made sure that every loved one got a one-of-a-kind quilt from Mom/AP/Big Nana so that when you were under the quilt you could feel her love as if she was wrapping her arms around you.
She was the daughter of the late Kevin and Margaret (Lynch) Langan. Besides her loving husband, Peggy was predeceased by her two brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Francis “Spanky” Holloran, and William “Billy” Holloran and Joyce Holloran. Peggy is survived by her children, Kevin Holloran, Robert and his wife Sue (Sweren) Holloran, Annmarie Holloran and her husband Vinny Milano and Maryann McNeil and her husband Scott McNeil. Peggy loved being known by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as Nana or Big Nana. Her cherished grandchildren are Brianna Linscott and her husband Jeff, Nate Holloran and his wife Mikaela, Amanda Mynhier and her husband Ben, Rachel Gross, Samantha Holloran, Ian McNeil and Maggie McNeil. She treasured her time with her great-grandchildren Tanner and Maxwell Linscott, Matthew and DJ Gross, Noah, Presley, Peyton, Sophie and Lily Mynhier, and Jolene Holloran. Her sister, Fran and her husband Mark Hendrickson; two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Eleanor Holloran and Mary and James Dow. Peggy was a cherished aunt to her many nieces and nephews.
Earth has lost an angel, but heaven has gained her. We love you, and you will be missed.
Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Wednesday, February 12th from 4 to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Patrick Church, 29 Spring Street, Nashua, Thursday, February 13th at 9 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Hudson. Friends are invited to attend. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
