Margaret Frances (Skinner) Sassali
12/09/1946 – 09/24/2021
Margaret was born in Rockford, IL to Horace M. Skinner and Audrey Witt Skinner on 12/09/1946. She was known affectionately by her family and friends as Peggy. After high school, she joined her older sister Kathryn as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines. She worked for several years at Eastern Airlines before marrying one of her high school boyfriends, Gerald P. Sassali. After leaving Eastern, Peg trained in culinary arts at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, WI. She subsequently worked as a chef for several establishments in the Rockford and Beloit, WI area. After both Peg and Gerald retired, they moved to Kimberling City, MO where Jerry enjoyed fishing on Table Rock Lake and Peg continued her hobby of making stained glass art pieces. After an unfortunate fall and head injury last May, Peg’s health rapidly deteriorated. She passed away on 09/24/2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, her older sister Kathryn Skinner Dent, and her husband Gerald Sassali. She will be interred with her parents at Willwood Cemetery in Rockford, IL in the Spring of 2022.