Peggy S. Totman

PEGGY TOTMAN, 83, of Englewood passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Tidewell Hospice in Venice. Born on December 2, 1929 in Auburn, Maine she had been a resident of Sarasota County for twenty-seven years coming from Needham, MA. A graduate of the University of Maine she worked as an administrator/secretary in several school systems. Her positions with Broadmeadow School in Needham, MA and Montessori School in Morristown, NJ were the most rewarding parts of her career. She retired in 1984 to become the devoted caregiver to her husband, Carroll who pre-deceased her in 2011. Mrs. Totman was active in the Tangerine Woods Park as the coordinator of the Adopt-A-Family Program for several years, she served on many boards and committees, and she sang in the Crazy Eights and the Chorus. She was a volunteer in the SCSO Community Policing Program and was named the 2005 Volunteer of the Year. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and served on the Alter Guild. Survivors include her loving children: Sue Joachim of Rotonda West, FL; Julie (Drake) Daniels of Hudson, NH; and Brent (Rosemary) Totman of Centerville, MA; and seven grandchildren: Erica Joachim, Katie and Michael Landolfi, Molly, Cara, Hannah and Lee Totman. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 2 PM at the Christ Lutheran Church, 701 North Indiana Avenue, Englewood with the Rev. Theresa Foster, officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarasota County Sheriffs Office, (SCSO-Englewood Adopt-A-Family), 2071 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34237 in memory of Mrs. Peggy Totman. Englewood Community Funeral Home with Private Crematory has been selected to handle arrangements. You may express condolences or share a memory with the family at www.englewoodfh.com