Peggy was involved “in community activities in Bethany, where she served on the Bethany Board of Eduction from 1940 to 1952 and was secretary from 1943 to 1948. She also served as secretary and treasurer for the Bethany Homemakers; and during World war II, she served on the Rationing Board in Bethany.” Peggy was a bookkeeper for Beecher & Bennett funeral home in Hamden from 1958 to her retirement in 1972. In her later years, she was active with the Bethany Senior Citizens.