Margareth R. Brumsted
February 16, 1924 ~ June 5, 2019
Margareth Rolfs Brumsted, known to many as Peggy, died June 5th 2019 surrounded by
family. She is survived by her son, Michael Brumsted, her grandsons Erik Westbrook and Joshua
Brumsted, granddaughter Kathryn Brumsted and five great-grandchildren. She is preceded in
death by her beloved husband, Capt. Robert Brumsted, her son Mark Brumsted and daughter
Kristin Westbrook.
Peggy was born February 16th, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI. to Dr.Theodore Rolfs and
Martha Rolfs. In her marriage to Robert, she had the opportunity to travel all over the country
and lived in Australia, where Robert served as assistant naval attache. In 1968 the Brumsted
family settled in Vienna, VA, where Peggy became extremely active in the community, through
St. Mark’s Catholic church where she served as a Lay Eucharistic Minister as well as teaching at
Epiphany Preschool for 24 years, retiring in 1998. She dedicated her life to education, charity
work and her faith. Her body will be at St.Marks in Vienna for a viewing and funeral Mass June
28th at 10:00am, with interment at Arlington National Cemetery on August 15th at 9:00am. In
lieu of flowers, please make donations to NAMI Northern Virginia- National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill.
family. She is survived by her son, Michael Brumsted, her grandsons Erik Westbrook and Joshua
Brumsted, granddaughter Kathryn Brumsted and five great-grandchildren. She is preceded in
death by her beloved husband, Capt. Robert Brumsted, her son Mark Brumsted and daughter
Kristin Westbrook.
Peggy was born February 16th, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI. to Dr.Theodore Rolfs and
Martha Rolfs. In her marriage to Robert, she had the opportunity to travel all over the country
and lived in Australia, where Robert served as assistant naval attache. In 1968 the Brumsted
family settled in Vienna, VA, where Peggy became extremely active in the community, through
St. Mark’s Catholic church where she served as a Lay Eucharistic Minister as well as teaching at
Epiphany Preschool for 24 years, retiring in 1998. She dedicated her life to education, charity
work and her faith. Her body will be at St.Marks in Vienna for a viewing and funeral Mass June
28th at 10:00am, with interment at Arlington National Cemetery on August 15th at 9:00am. In
lieu of flowers, please make donations to NAMI Northern Virginia- National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill.
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Our condolences to Peg’s family. We knew her through her work at St. Mark. Her cheerful and faithful presence over so many years made her one of my favorite people. I’m sorry not to be at the service today to pay my respects. Diann and Mike Sherwin, Dagsboro, DE