Margaret Kraft Cherep

Cherep, Margaret (Peggy) Kraft, age 80, formerly of Upper Montclair, NJ died November 29, 2025 in Layisville, KY after a long battle with Cancer.

Born in Flushing, New York, she lived in Westfield, NJ before moving to Upper Montclair in 1969 and later to Louisville, KY in 2024. She graduated from William Paterson University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

She volunteered for Hospice, various Parent-Teacher associations, taught CCD, was a Cub Scout leader and a volunteer in the Orange Divine Mercy Soup Kitchen. She was a frequent caregiver to many friends and family members.

Prior to retirement, she spent five years working in the medical office at Daytop Village in Mendham, NJ. Previously she worked as a nursery school teacher, a concierge at the Eagle Ridge Spa in West Orange, NJ, and a Sales rep for Bygone Days Estate Sales in Verona, NJ.

She was predeceased by her parents, William and Helen Kraft and her brother, William Kraft III of Scotch Plains, NJ

Surviving are her brother, Peter Kraft of Noblesville, IN and two sons; Steven Cherep of Verona, NJ and William Cherep of Louisville, KY and her four beloved grandchildren, Henry, Angelina, Livia, and recently born Oliver.

Committal will be private.

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The family requests that donations in her name be made to a charity of personal choice.

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