Overview & Story
Peggy's school record begins in Cando: the 1953 Cando High School Yearbook places her in the student roster. She graduated in 1960. From there the record follows her straight into the classroom.
Peggy lived independently in Rugby for many years. She tended her garden. She kept her house the way it had always been — "Nothing's changed since 1950," her nephew Scott wrote when he saw the house photos in 2025. Her life in Rugby had a settled, rooted quality that her neighbors and former students recognized. She was part of the town's fabric in the way only a few people are.
After her health decline in 2023, Peggy's care fell to her family. Rod flew to Minot in January 2025 in temperatures of −15°F to sit with her at Trinity Hospital. In February he flew in again for her transfer to Good Samaritan in Bottineau. Beverly and Bjørn came from Norway for over a week. She keeps a guest book and asks every visitor to sign it. She has not once brought up her Rugby house.
