Margaret "Peg" Connell

We lost a woman gifted with boundless laughter, generosity, and strength on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Margaret “Peg” (Smigelski) Connell passed away surrounded by her family at Bryn Mawr Hospital, after a yearlong battle with cancer and amyloidosis. She was 57. Peg was a resident of King of Prussia. She grew up in Hollis, Queens, NY and graduated from St. Gerard Majella, Dominican Commercial High School and Queens College CUNY, with a BA in psychology. She most recently worked as a Clinical Data Manager for ICON Clinical Research. Peg was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeport, PA. She shared with Jim her love of her dogs, traveling, dining, devotion to family and the better half of their tandem bicycle. Born in Hollis, Queens, NY, on October 6, 1959, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Staniewicz) Smigelski. Surviving her are her loving family including her husband of 34 years, Jim “Roddy” Connell; a daughter, Samantha Connell of Philadelphia, PA; a son, Daniel Connell of Honolulu, Hawaii; two brothers, John and Stephen Smigelski; a sister, Barbara Pulaski; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and a DVR full of Law & Order episodes. Relatives and friends are invited to Peg’s Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, 120 Jefferson St., Bridgeport, PA on Monday, March 27, 2017 at 11:00 am. Her viewing will be Sunday evening from 6 to 8 pm, at The Bacchi Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Peg’s memory to the Northern Children’s Services, 5301 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128 and/or the Amyloidosis Support Group, 232 Orchard Drive, Wood Dale IL 60191. Condolences at www.bacchifh.com