CRAWFORD

Margaret (Peg) (Burke) passed away peacefully at Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on October 6, 2026, just one month shy of her 96th birthday.

Peg was a strong, smart, vibrant and giving woman with many talents. She was born in Boston on November 4, 1930, to Martin and Katherine Burke and attended St. Margaret’s High School. She was a proud graduate of Boston College School of Nursing, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1953 before her first nursing job at Boston City Hospital, where she met her husband, John (Jack) H. Crawford. She and Jack were married for 45 years before he died in 2002.

Peg raised her six children in Norwood before going back to the workforce. She worked in various capacities after her children were in school, including Westwood Lodge, private bedside care, ultimately retiring from LifeWorks in Westwood as nursing director.

She was an expert seamstress (sewing many clothes and even wedding and bridesmaids’ dresses), as well as an accomplished knitter, creating gorgeous sweaters and other knitwear. She enjoyed crafts, such as painting, decoupage, and cross-stitch, and participated in craft groups and classes with family and friends. She and Jack enjoyed traveling for years, visiting five continents and many, many countries with their dear friends. Peg was also a communicant of St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Norwood.

Peg leaves behind her daughter Kathleen Crawford and her life partner, Anaele Amaechi of Norwood; son Sean and his late spouse Pam of Spencer, daughter Colleen Viscarra and her husband, Guillermo of Franklin; daughter Maureen Geehan of North Attleboro; son Kevin Crawford and his wife, Charlene Higgins-Crawford of Franklin; and daughter, Eileen Crawford of Westwood. She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren: Matthew and his wife Emma Viscarra of W. Boylston and their children, Michael, Emily and Abigail; Katie Kellermann and her husband Tom of Bedford, NH and their children, Jack and Luca; Jacqueline and husband, JT Ross of Grafton and their children, Kennedy and Kaden; Amy and her husband Isaac Alves of Longmont, CO and their child, Graham; Molly and her husband RJ of Plainville; Colin Crawford and his wife Jennie and their child, James of Whitinsville; Ryan Geehan and his wife Meaghan of Sutton and their child, Margot; Seamus Geehan and his fiance Kayla Campanelli of North Attleboro; Emily Crawford of Boston; and Caroline Crawford of Philadelphia, PA.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Peg is preceded in passing by her siblings, Kay Burke, Helen Burke, John Burke, Bill Burke and his wife, Rita.

Visitation and funeral services provided by Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248 Washington Street, Norwood, MA.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 547 Washington Street, Norwood. For those unable to attend the Mass in person, a livestream is available at the following link: https://stcatherinenorwood.org/live-stream

Margaret will be laid to rest privately with her late husband in Blue Hill Cemetery, 700 West Street, Braintree.

Memorial contributions in Margaret's name may be made Charles River Center, 59 E. Militia Heights Drive, Needham, MA 02492 or directly at: https://www.charlesrivercenter.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/personal-giving/