PEGGY ANN COZAD

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Peggy Ann Cozad, 73, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, at Pearl City Place.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Muscatine Humane Society.

Funeral Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the funeral home. Pastor Susan Bantz will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com

Peggy was born on May 18, 1951, in Muscatine, the daughter of William Rutledge and Beverly P. Hintermeister Cracraft. She married Ronald A. Cozad on August 9, 1980, in Muscatine, Iowa. He preceded her in death on April 23, 2015.

Peggy was a member of the Moose Lodge. She worked at HON and organized the HON picnics and retirement parties. She later worked in the school system as a bus aid and with kindergarten roundup at Colorado School. She loved working with the children.

Peggy enjoyed shopping, craft shows, and canasta tournaments. Peggy was a sociable person and never knew a stranger. She loved talking on the phone and catching up with everyone she knew, her two cats, Spot and Smokey, and her Diet Pepsi. She enjoyed planning and going on vacations with her husband, Ronald.

Peggy is survived by her children, Jason (Sunny Stone) Harmon and Kim (Tom) Whitehair.

She is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Ron.