MARGARET FULLER DOSCH (PEG), 67,

of Green Valley and formerly of La Crosse, Wis., died peacefully on March 18, 2008, in her home surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be on Thursday, March 27, at 1:30 p.m. at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley with Chaplain Mary Johnson from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. and the Rev. John Dunham from the Valley Presbyterian Church officiating.

Peg was born on Aug. 10, 1940, to Earl and Gladys Dosch in Dover, Ohio. She attended high school at Whitefish Bay, Wis., received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and a Master's Degree in Health Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Peg continued her education at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and in 1979, received a doctorate in Health Education with an emphasis in gerontology and women’s health. Peg married Kenneth Becker on Dec. 28, 1988, in Green Lake, Wis.

Peg lived in Southern California for 10 years while teaching at Grant and Birmingham High Schools and then moved to Wisconsin where she taught at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the Health Education and Health Promotion Department. She retired in 1998 after 31 years of teaching and moved to Green Valley, where she has lived ever since.

As a professor at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Peg was remarkably busy. Peg taught courses in several aspects of health including women and healthy aging, women’s health issues, child abuse, sexual abuse of children and human sexuality. Peg was a qualified consultant and trainer of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. As a professor, she wrote and published many articles on health topics for various professional journals, wrote grant proposals, gave many workshops and presentations regionally, statewide, nationally and internationally in the field of health.

Peg was the recipient of many honors including receiving the Outstanding Woman of the Year Award in Health and being appointed by the Wisconsin state governor as a participant in the 1981 White House Conference on Aging in Washington D.C. This conference occurs every 10 years and a person may only attend if appointed.

Peg was actively involved in professional and community organizations in La Crosse including the New Horizons Shelter and Women’s Center, the YWCA and was part of a team who was instrumental in planning and organizing the gerontology program at the university through the Continuing Education Department.

In her retirement years in Green Valley, Peg was an active member of Newcomers Club, PEO and the Sarah Circle from the Valley Presbyterian Church. She was also an avid duplicate bridge player and was in charge of the swim meet for the GVR Senior Games for several years. Peg loved football and was a passionate, energetic and faithful fan of the Green Bay Packers.

Beloved by all who knew her, she is survived by her husband Ken Becker of Green Valley; her sister Jane Robertson of Carterville, Ill.; her niece and her husband Rebecca and Kevin Monagle of Juneau, Alaska; her nephew and his wife Michael and Jill Robertson and great niece Molly Kate of Carterville, Ill.; her stepson and his wife Karl and Laurel Becker and three grandchildren Jade, Logan and Ava of Paradise, Calif.

Peg was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Gladys Dosch, her grandparents, aunts, uncles and her beloved cat Miko.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in Peg’s name through the National Transplant Assistance Fund, 150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120, Radnor, PA 19087. 1-800-642-8399. www.transplantfund.org.

The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staff of Odyssey Health Care in Tucson for the excellent care and support that they gave to Peg and her family.

Peg wanted to express her thanks and appreciation to her family and friends for all their love, caring and support at this time in her life.

Peg was a remarkable woman and will be remembered as a very gracious, caring and loving person who made a difference in everyone’s life that she touched. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends.