Margaret (Peggy) Schodowski , nee Carty, was born April 12, 1966 to Margaret and John Carty in Quincy, Massachusetts. She passed away on May 12, 2015, in peace with her mother by her side.  Peggy was a warrior during her 3 year battle with the aggressive colon cancer that eventually took her life.  Her friends and family will remember her courageous spirit and fight to survive.  Even on the worst of days, Peggy remained true to her spunky and determined character, never letting a day go by without a laugh.  Being near her children, Eddie and Hannah, kept Peggy going during this trying time and she chose to stay close to them even creating bucket list adventures they could all participate in towards the end of her life.

Before Peggy embarked on the fight against cancer, she had a prolific career and public persona. Peggy graduated from SUNY Utica College of Technology with a BS in Computer Science.  After years of working at Air Wisconsin/United Express, A C Nielsen, Kmart, Computer Consulting, and Shelving store She returned to school at Oakland University to pursue Paralegal studies. Most recently, she was a legal assistant for Bruce J. Thornburn, Esq. of Troy and also founded her own forensic investigation and research business.

Peggy also took pride in giving back to her community.  She was known for granting yearly Christmas wishes for a daycare center in Detroit and helping people find lost valuables and missing money even after all options were seemingly exhausted.  Peggy was instrumental in saving the home of a local Troy family as well as the historical Stiles school in Rochester Hills.  Peggy was also a proud member of the Rochester Hills Historic Study Committee.

Although Peggy always lived life to the fullest, she gained a renewed appreciation on value of “living” every day to the fullest through her cancer diagnosis.  Peggy could not have gotten through the past few years without the love and support of her countless friends at St. Paul’s Cancer Group in Rochester.

Peggy is survived by her two children Eddie and Hannah Schodowski of Rochester hills, MI, her parents, John and Margaret Carty of Park City, UT, her brother James Carty and his son James of Norwood, MA, her sister Jeanne (William) Davison and their children Austin and Brenna Davison of Park City UT, and her special friend Pat Lubiaz of Waterford, MI.

A viewing was held on May 14, 2015, at the Potere Modetz Funeral Home 339 Walnut Blvd.. in Rochester, MI.  A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial was be held at St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Church in Rochester Hills.

Peggy will be buried in her hometown of Milton, Massachusetts in the Milton Cemetery on Monday, May 18, 2015.  The family will receive friends Monday from 11 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. service at the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave., Milton.

It was Peggy’s request that any assistance be directed to those affected by cancer and their families.  Therefore, in lieu of flowers please find a family/person with cancer and offer assistance of any kind or donate to http://theherofoundation.net/ or http://www.cancerfamilyrelieffund.org/