Cimino, Margaret

Margaret Sayre Cimino “Peggie”, died Sunday morning February 27, 2011 with her family by her side in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Peggie was born on June 26, 1920 in Alameda California to William Randolph and Anna Katherine Christensen Sayre. She attended the Anna Head School for Girls in Berkeley, San Mateo Jr. College, and Stanford University, in California before marrying Saverio Michael Cimino on September 2, 1946. Together they raised 4 children. Over the years she has volunteered for a wide variety of organizations in California, New York, Wyoming, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina including: Driver for the American Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and State of California and State of Wyoming Central Committees of the Republican Party. Mike and Peggie retired to Pinehurst in 1983 and made their home in Doral Woods before moving to Belle Meade, Southern Pines in 1999. During their retirement, Peggie volunteered as a mentor for children in the public schools, and at Belle Meade Assisted Living facility. She was also one of the founding members of Sandhills Community College Foundation and Treasure and Honorary Board Member of Moore County Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony. Peggie was an active member of the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church In addition to being a loving and generous wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Peggie enjoyed playing bridge, needlepoint, the opera, driving, reading, traveling around the world with Mike and great friendships. Peggie is survived by her son, Michael Brian Cimino and wife Marian, of Anchorage, Alaska; and daughters Margaret Louise Cimino of San Francisco, California, Carol M. Hepler and husband Bradford of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, and Rosanne C. Owens and husband Rusty of Green River, Wyoming. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and her brother, Fredrick F. Sayre and his wife Jean of Los Gatos, California. She was predeceased by the love of her life, her husband of 60 years, Mike Cimino. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, March 3rd in the Belle Meade Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Health Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374 or St. Joseph of the Pines, 100 Grossman Dr., Suite B, Southern Pines, NC 28387.