Margaret (Peggy) Tarantino

Margaret Shea Tarantino

1940 – 2025

Margaret (Peggy) Shea Tarantino, 84, of Staten Island, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving family who told stories and played her favorite songs as she passed from this life to the next. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Peggy lived a life filled with love, laughter, and cherished memories.

Peggy grew up in Red Hook Brooklyn, where she spent her days playing and spending time with her older brother Tommy and her many cousins.  

In 1964, Peggy married her one true love, Anthony (Tony) Tarantino, before he passed in 1996 they built a beautiful life together. They moved to Staten Island in 1986. She was a devoted mother to three children: Salvatore Tarantino, (Denise) Jacqueline Laurie (Ray), and Joseph Tarantino, (Annamarie) who preceded her in death.

Margaret had a fulfilling career at Dime Savings Bank, (Brooklyn) later known as Washington Mutual, (Staten Island)  where she worked until it changed over to Chase bank upon her retirement in 2005. In her retirement, she found joy in the simple pleasures of life. Keeping up with her family, road trips, concerts, scratch offs!! Games on her tablet, talking to her great niece about the ancestry of the family. 

A beloved grandmother and great-grandmother, Margaret’s greatest joy came from her family. She is survived by her grandchildren: Anthony, Jason (Jordan), Dean, Briana, Nicholas, and Morgan, and her great-grandchildren, Sheala and Olivia, all of whom she loved deeply. Peggy is survived by dozens of nieces and nephews.  

A lifelong Mets fan, Peggy cherished every game she attended at Shea Stadium, or rooting for them at home with her family,  reveling in the excitement of each season. A lover of all things baseball, Peggy attended many Brooklyn Cyclones games as well.  She also loved attending the little league games of the younger players of the family. 

Peggy's warmth, kindness, and passion for life will be remembered by all who knew her. Her legacy of love and laughter will live on through her family and friends.

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