| Graduation Year | Class of 1979 |
| Date of Passing | Aug 31, 2014 |
| About | Jan. 10, 1961 – Aug. 31, 2014 A memorial Mass to celebrate the life of Margaret “Peggy” Gilbert Brookes, 53, of Coos Bay, will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, at St. Monica Catholic Church, 357 S. Sixth St., in Coos Bay, a reception will be held immediately following the service in the parish hall. Peggy was born Jan. 10, 1961, in Burbank, Calif., the youngest of eight, to Orville and Mary Gilbert. She graduated from Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova, Calif., in 1979. On June 7, 1980, she married Kevin Brookes in Rancho Cordova. The couple relocated to Coos Bay where they raised their three children and spent their life together. Peggy was a devoted and loving wife and mother. She spent much of her life involved in the activities of her children, from Boy Scout leader to Sunday school teacher. Her kids were always her top priority. She was an avid cook and loved to spend her free time on arts and crafts. There was nothing she could not figure out how to cook or make. She was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Peggy is survived by her mother, Mary Gilbert; husband, Kevin Brookes; children, Chris; Matt and Jennifer Brookes; siblings, Cathy Kudra; Joan Donohue; Thom Gilbert; Barbara Chatman; Jeanette Lawson; Bill Gilbert and Joe Gilbert. She was preceded in death by her father, Orville Gilbert. |
