Peggy Naderman

Peggy Lynn Naderman, 64, of North Salem, NY, died tragically at home on April 16, 2020, a victim of murder-suicide.

“The one tree in Francie’s yard was neither a pine nor a hemlock. It had pointed leaves, which grew along green switches which radiated from the bough and made a tree which looked like a lot of opened green umbrellas. Some people called it the Tree of Heaven.”
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Peggy was born in Michigan with fair coloring, a true Irish Rose, her family pronouncing her “our Pretty Baby”, a nickname that stuck throughout childhood. With a lively imagination, Peggy was restless and dreamed of a big city with bright lights.

She found her ticket out in 1973, when her sister Penny was offered a nanny position in New Rochelle. Peggy and Penny moved to New York together, looking back on that year as the “time of their lives”, working and living together at The Oaks Estate in Davenport Neck, a retreat for the nurses of Mount Sinai. Cab drivers who dropped them off or picked them up would often comment, “wow, your Dad did ok,” to which Peggy would respond, “thank you, he is a silk importer.” She and Penny would giggle all the way back to the estate.

Peggy met the love of her life, playing racquetball. She and Barry were married in March 1986 in Bear Mountain, NY. Peggy had several passions; her dogs, writing, tennis, music (flute and piano), traveling, cooking, entertaining, and many accomplishments, among them; Master Gardener, advanced equestrian and published author. Peggy loved her nieces and nephews and was always a big part of their lives. She traveled near and far to dance recitals, graduations, wedding, births, holidays, and birthdays.

Peggy is survived by her siblings: Penny and her husband, Gavin, of Lakewood Ranch, FL; Mitch and his wife, Janice, of Williamsburg, MI. She is also survived by her nieces, Lauren and Emily, her nephews, Tony, Nick, and Sean and Emily's husband, David Traficante; her grandniece, Evelyn; and her grandnephews, Colson and Corbin, as well as her mother Patricia Miller of Spring Hill, FL and her beloved Godmother and Aunt, Mary Pappas of Trenton, MI. Peggy is predeceased by her father James Pappas.

Peggy’s sister Penny writes, “My sister gave me a necklace in January 2020. It was sterling silver, branches on a tree and came with these words: Family. Like branches on a tree we all grow in different directions but our roots keep us all together.

“We are still together, the roots spread a little farther to Francie’s Tree of Heaven.”

Suicidal older adults may represent significant danger to their partners, in addition to themselves. As many as 20 adults aged 60+ are killed each week in murder-suicides, and it’s suggested these events are on the rise. Firearms are used in 91 percent of homicide-suicides, making guns the most common catalytic component in this particular crime.

Find out whether your older loved ones have firearms in the home. If you suspect despondency, we urge you to take steps to have guns removed from the home.

A private cremation is being performed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:
North American Sharpei Rescue
National Domestic Violence Hotline