Nancy Pegram Obituary

Nancy Pegram (nee Butler), 77, longtime resident of Western Springs died peacefully at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, Saturday, January 17, 2009. The Western Springs Historical Society has been the recipient of Mrs. Pegram's love of history for the past 40 years. She served as a Trustee, Co-President and President of the Society, trained docents for the museums, gave tours to school children, maintained the archives, and was a driving force in the relocation of the newly renovated Ekdahl Museum. In addition, the community benefited from Mrs. Pegram's involvement as she was an on several House Walk committees, a member of the P.E.O. chapter, President and board member of the Allied Arts Club of La Grange, and served as the Chairman of the Tower Centennial Commission. She was the recipient of the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award, an award given for promoting humanities by the Illinois Humanities Council and was selected as a Woman of the Year for Western Springs. She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest W. Pegram, her parents Professor Lee Wright Butler and Trula Freeman Butler. She is survived by her sisters Elizabeth (Joseph) B. Vancisin of Branford, CT and Mary Lou (Butler) Hines of Ames, Iowa; her nephew Richard (Heidi) B. Vancisin and her niece, Susan (Dr. Kenneth Miller) F. Vancisin of Hamilton, CT; her grandnephews Christopher and Dana Vancisin and grandnieces Rebecca and Joshua Miller; cousins William (Ellie) Butler, Howard (Virginia) Butler, David (Martha) Butler, David Olsberg, Ellen (Dr. Jeffery) Olsberg Klein; and a host of loving friends. Burial will be private. Memorial gathering will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Western Springs Historical Society, PO Box 139, Western Springs, Illinois 60558.