Margaret M. ‘Peggy’ Drolet, 80, of Lake Katrine

APRIL 21, 1937 - DEC. 2, 2017

LAKE KATRINE

» Margaret M. “Peggy” Drolet died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home. Born April 21, 1937, in Ellenville, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Edna (Verkens) Schwamb.

Peggy also known by her nickname, “Red,” was a loving mother and homemaker. She also worked as a waitress, bartender, and worked in the cafeteria at Kingston High School. Peggy ran a ceramic shop out of her house on Stanley Street and was a volunteer at the gift shop at Benedictine Hospital.

She is survived by her children: William W. Palmer, Jennifer D. Smith and her husband Joel, Kristi M. Drolet and Ronald S. Drolet Jr.; her brothers, Harold Baker and Howard Baker and his wife Sandra; her grandchildren, Collin and Jenna Smith, Coleman Altizio, and Brandon North, Marcel, Jacob, Conner and Mila Drolet; her nieces, Donna and Diane Baker; as well as a canine companion, Maggie Mae. She was predeceased by her husband, Ronald Drolet Sr.; a daughter, Kathleen Juanita Bandis; and two brothers, Donald and George Baker.

Funeral and cremation arrangements are under the guidance of Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home Inc., 27 Smith Ave., Kingston (www.jvleahyfh.com). Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. A service will take place at 7:30 p.m. Inurnment at St. Mary’s Cemetery will take place at a later date.

Expressions of sympathy in lieu of flowers may be made in the form of contributions to the SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston, N.Y. 12401.