Margaret Esther Lyngle Dean

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Margaret Esther Lyngle Dean

August 15, 1925 - March 25, 2019

Margaret Esther Lyngle Dean passed away on March 25, 2019 in Salt Lake City. Peggy was born on August 15, 1925 to Margaret Esther Rouckus and Charles William Lyngle in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She grew up in Salt Lake City and spent many happy times playing tennis and swimming at Liberty Park.

She graduated from East High School. She was one of the first women to graduate from the University of Utah School of Business with a degree in marketing and interior design. She affiliated with Delta Gamma Sorority, where she made many lifelong friends, especially the bridge club that met monthly for 60-plus years.

Peggy married Roger Leon Dean on July 2, 1948. They celebrated 58 years together. Peggy and Leon built their home in Mount Olympus Cove where they raised Becky, Roger and Craig. They enjoyed skiing and golfing with friends and family. They were members of Fort Douglas/Hidden Valley Country Club. Peggy served as president of the Ladies Golf Association at Hidden Valley and loved all the time she was able to be at the club.

Peggy was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was inspiring, energetic, positive and loving to all and had a special relationship with her sister, Linda.

Peggy had the good fortune to work with her three brothers, Charles, Warren and Stephen at Lyngle Bros. Interiors. She loved her career in interior design. She chaired the American Cancer Society Gala for two years and was a member of the Assistance League.

In her early 60s, Peggy retired to help raise her young grandchildren, Jonathan and Katherine, after the sudden death of their mother, Susan.

Peggy was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Parish.

Peggy is survived by her children, Rebecca Duberow (Frederick), Roger Dean (Connie), and Craig Dean (Carolyn); grandchildren Bryan Duberow (Loretta), Peter Duberow (Molly), Jennifer Sherman (Brady), Jonathan Dean (Nicole), Katherine Dean (Jeff Houvenagle), and Charlie Dean; 13 precious great-grandchildren; sister Linda Crozier (Terry); sisters-in-law Sondra Lyngle, Nadine Lyngle and Joan Thorpe; and her dearest friends, Marion Palmer and Lela Bergstrom.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon; her three brothers, Charles Lyngle, Warren Lyngle and Stephen Lyngle; her sister-in-law Bonnie Lyngle; and her daughter-in-law Susan Shields Dean.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Ambrose Catholic Church on April 3.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Peggy’s memory to J. E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School or Judge Memorial Catholic High School.