Margaret “Peggy” McMahon

On November 6, 2025, at the age of 79.  Daughter of the late Margaret and William McMahon.  Sister of Suzanne McMahon Luebkert, and the late William “Billy” McMahon and Kathryn “Kay” McMahon-Tanner (Lloyd).  Aunt of Lloyd, Wayne (Bernadette), Joyce Tanner-Fisher (Bruce), Margaret “Meg” Tanner-Szumowski, Kevin (Michelle), Christopher, Jeffrey, and Kathleen Luebkert-Brunette (Chris) and the late Jeffrey Tanner and Timothy Luebkert.  She was great aunt to Wayne Tanner, Jr., Matthew Tanner, Kaitlin Reeves, Lillianna Fisher, Danica and Charlotte Tanner, Ethan and Olivia Brunette, Austin Metalious, Abigail and Ryan Luebkert, Jordan Johnson, Timothy Luebkert and the late Theresa Tanner and Tyler Metalious.

Peggy graduated from Clayton High School, the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing, received a BS in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Nursing from University of Washington, and a post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner certificate from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.  She was commissioned in the US Army Nurse Corps, serving on active duty in South Carolina and South Vietnam, and as a Reservist, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  Peggy was a Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing, a Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honorary inductee, member of the American Nurses Association, and the New Jersey State Nurses Association, the Vietnam Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans Association of South Jersey, the American Legion, the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine, and the Emergency Nurses Association for whom she served as National President, as well as Disaster Management & Response Journal, Associate Editor of the Journal of Emergency Nursing, and reviewer for a number of publications.  Her community work included serving as a trustee of the Monroe Township Historical Society, the Clayton Historic Preservation, and the Clayton Veterans Remembrance Committee.

Peggy’s professional career spanned over 49 years, primarily in Emergency Nursing practice, education and administration.  She retired from AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center where she served as an Emergency Clinical Education Specialist.  Peggy also taught a number of classes in emergency and trauma nursing and writing for publication.  Students appreciated her ability to make complex material understandable, her use of humor and her “war” stories that made learning memorable.  Patients, families and colleagues greatly valued her commitment to excellence, compassion, and expert clinical knowledge.  Peggy’s greatest satisfaction came in helping others achieve their personal goals and spent countless hours assisting new authors in polishing their manuscripts.

Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing Monday, November 17^th 10: 15 AM – 12:15 PM at the St. Catherine of Siena Church, 700 Delsea Drive, Clayton.  Mass of Christian Burial 12:30 PM.  Interment Gloucester County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Williamstown.

In honor of Peggy’s life, in lieu of flowers or other acts of sympathy, her family would encourage any donations to the Emergency Nurses Foundation, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Fund or the Alzheimer’s Association.

“A Life Well Lived Is Worth Remembering”