Marguerite “Peg” Lawson DeGostin, age 98, a long-time resident of Bristol, CT, died on Monday, January 20, 2020, at Autumn Lake Healthcare in Norwalk, CT.
Peg was born in Waterbury on December 24, 1921, one of four daughters of Claude Lawson and Margaret Coffee Lawson (O’Connor). She is the widow of Robert John DeGostin, Sr.
Peg is survived by her daughter Joan Shaw and her husband Cary Shaw of Norwalk, and her son Robert John DeGostin, Jr. and his wife Lucille Kelly DeGostin of Little Rock, AR; three granddaughters, Jocelyn Shaw of Long Island, NY, and Kelly Marchand and Erin Lytle of Little Rock, AR; six great grandchildren; and five nieces and two nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her sisters Dorothy Cronin, Elizabeth Corrigan and Ruth Ryan, nephews Fran and Tom Corrigan.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 26, at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk from 3:00 to 4:30 PM with a prayer service at 4:30 PM. Burial will take place on Monday, January 27, at 11:00 AM at St. Joseph Cemetery in Bristol, CT.