Margaret B. Speicher – West Newton
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December 22, 2021

Margaret B. Speicher – West Newton

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Margaret B. Speicher, 76, of West Newton, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh on June 3, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret Nowicki Lutz. Margaret was a salesclerk for GetGo and Unimart and was a long time Avon salesperson. She was very proud of her many sales awards from Avon. She was a member of the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver and enjoyed cross stitching and building jigsaw puzzles. She especially loved having fun with her grandchildren. She is survived by her sons, Mark (Tina) Speicher of Mount Oliver and Paul (Sherrie) Speicher of Rostraver; grandchildren, Kayla (Ryan) Gault, Carly (Carter) Cecotti, Jesse Speicher and Savana Speicher; great-grandchildren, Keegan, Leena and Amelia; brother, Bob Lutz of Slippery Rock; sister, Nancy Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio; and sister-in-law, Dolly Lutz of Baldwin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jeffrey C. Speicher; and her brother, Jerry Lutz. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a blessing service will be held at 8 p.m. with the Rev. David J. Nazimek officiating.

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