Margaret M. “Peg” Hartnett died on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at the Lighthouse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Revere. She was 88 and had lived in Everett from birth.
She was born Margaret Werner, the daughter of Ralph B. Werner and Margaret Melandy, and worked for years as a merchandiser for Toys R Us, keeping the aisles stocked. Her husband, Richard Alan Hartnett, died before her, as did their son Scott.
She leaves her sons Darren J. Hartnett and his wife Andrea Sinatra, and Richard A. Hartnett; her grandchildren Richard Hartnett and his partner Lorrana DaSilva, and Allison Hartnett; and her great-granddaughter, Briella Hartnett. Her brothers Ralph and Butch Werner and her sisters Jeannette Barresi and Marie Werner died before her.
Visiting hours were held Wednesday, October 28 at the Cafasso and Sons Funeral Home, 65 Clark Street, Everett, and a funeral Mass was celebrated Thursday, October 29 at Immaculate Conception Church, 487 Broadway, followed by burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. In place of flowers the family asks for gifts in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 302 Nevada Street, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02460.
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