Peggi was a fantastic seamstress, making clothing for her daughters for many occasions. Peggi was one of the first group of ushers at the EA Rawlinson Center of the Arts, and she enjoyed this for several years before becoming a snowbird. She was known to save these activities for ‘after the kids went to bed,’ and could be caught at the kitchen table with a pottery project or an elaborate paper tolling project that required incredible patience, precision and artistry. Despite all the work, Peggi always made time to nurture her creative side, often taking community craft courses with friends. Peggi was well known for her physical strength and strong work ethic, keeping an impeccably clean home, as well as helping to build cottages, houses, clear land and put docks in and out each season. In 1994, when her girls were grown and off to university and starting their own careers, Peggi and Bernie sold their hobby farm and moved back to Prince Albert. Gardening was a talent Peggi inherited from her parents, and although she had downsized in recent years, she continued to grow more vegetables than her family could consume. It was here that Peggi maintained a large vegetable garden she filled a cold room, chest freezer and canning shelves each year with her yield. In 1974, Peggi and family moved to an acreage in Christopher Lake which became their cherished country home for the next 20 years. Included on her list of athletic interests were cross country skiing, curling and golfing, especially Ladies’ night at Silver Hills and Saturday mixed golf at Suncrest resort in Palm Desert, California where she also enjoyed aqua-fit sessions in the pool. By the spring of 1972, seven months pregnant with her youngest child, she mounted a serious challenge for the ladies’ indoor championship, and only an equipment failure in the near final round prevented her from taking top prize. Peggi quickly rose to the upper tier of Saskatchewan female archers. In the early 70s Peggi developed a love for archery, honing her skills at Prince Albert’s Fish and Game Club, and later the family range in the basement of their home in Christopher Lake. Over the years, Peggi worked as an X-Ray Technician at various clinics, several times putting her career on pause to raise her family. In 1969, they moved to Prince Albert where Bernie started working at the new pulp mill. Soon after, while living in Saskatoon, they started their family. They were married in Prince Albert on March 27, 1967. It was during her training that she met her husband, Bernie Dupuis. Following this, she moved to Regina to take her first job. Upon graduation, Peggi pursued a career as an X-Ray Technician at the Holy Family Hospital in Prince Albert and the University of Saskatchewan. Prior to beginning grade 11, the family moved to Grenfell where her father took a job managing the Beaver Lumber and Peggi completed high school. Joseph’s Separate School followed by high school at Prince Albert Collegiate Institute (P.A.C.I.). The Kruger family later moved to Prince Albert where Peggi attended primary school at St. She was born August 2, 1946, in Prince Albert, living her first few years on the family farm in Strong Pine. If the hot desert heat is what you’re after though, consider visiting in the spring (March-May).It is with deep sadness that the family of Margaret “Peggi” Ann Dupuis (née Kruger) announce her passing in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on June 10, 2023. Not too hot, but still pool and golf weather. Average temperature in Palm Springs in November: I love Palm Springs in November and try to get there every year around this time. American football is in full swing, and the snowbirds and locals alike are out on the town filling up bars and restaurants serving up happy hour so cheap you wonder how they could possibly turn a profit. That scorching summer heat has subsided, the golf courses have finished over-seeding, and the buzz of the approaching holiday season is infectious. There is something in the desert air in November.
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