Margaret "Peggy" Louise Cochran

Margaret (Peggy) Louise Cochran, 76, of Seminole, FL, passed away on September 20, 2024, after a brief hospitalization. She was born on September 27, 1947, and raised by her mother, the late Marion Jones Kwiatkowski, after losing her father at the young age of three months.

She is survived by her maternal cousins, Terry (Yvonne) Dunn, Larry (Linda) West, Brenda Henne, and Robert Kries and their families. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Cochran and her stepfather, Andy Kwiatkowski.

Peggy was a 1965 graduate of Upper Moreland High School, Willow Grove, PA, and of Findlay College, (now the University of Findlay), Findlay, OH, Class of 1970, with a major in Spanish. At Findlay, she was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority, Theta Tau Chapter.

After graduation, she returned to PA and began working at IVB Bank in Jenkintown, before following her mother and stepfather to Seminole, FL. There she taught briefly at Madeira Beach Middle School, in Madeira Beach, FL. and later was employed by Lockheed Martin, which eventually took her to San Francisco, CA, to continue working on the space shuttles.

Peggy returned to Florida upon her husband’s passing and began working at AAA in Clearwater, then Travelmax Northeast, St. Petersburg, which turned out to be her ultimate calling, as she loved to travel. After retiring, she continued as a travel agent to a select group of dear friends.

Peggy truly loved all her many cats and dogs throughout the years and enjoyed baking gifts for friends, gardening, rooting for her beloved Phillies, getting together with friends (always) and of course, traveling!!!

Relatives and friends are invited to a graveside service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2024, Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, 7950 131st Street North, Seminole, FL., where there will be time to share memories of Peggy.

Because of Peggy’s love for cats, donations may be made to: Second Chance for Strays, Inc., P.O. Box 5032, Clearwater, FL 33758 or to the humane society of one’s choice.