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    WEST WINDSOR — Margaret Anne Masterson Wilby died Saturday at home. She was 48.

   Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and raised in nearby Wappinger’s Falls, N.Y., she moved to the Princeton area in 1985 first settling in East Windsor and then West Windsor.

   She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie and then moved to Westchester County where she attended Pace University, earning both her undergraduate and master’s degrees in business.

   She was a Cub Scout leader, Girl Scout leader, baseball coach, lacrosse coach, hockey team manager and soccer team manager.

 

   She was affiliated with Dutch Neck Presbyterian Nursery School, Chapin School, Peddie School and was a prep teacher at St. David the King Catholic Church.

   She is survived by her parents, John and Eileen Masterson; husband Peter; sons Brian and James; daughters Nora, Emma and Kyla; brothers Thomas and Richard and sister-in-law Susie; sisters Kathleen, Jackie and Maureen; nephews and nieces Vincent, Danielle, Chris, Damian, Brendan, Meghan and Ryan, and their children Brianna, Tricia, Sara and Heather; sister-in-law Pam; brother-in-law George and sister-in-law Kay and their children Paul, Rhys, and Michelle.

   Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. David the King Catholic Church, West Windsor.

   A committal and burial will follow at Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

   Viewing will be 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.

   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Children’s Home Society of NJ, The Ronald McDonald House Charities, and The Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation.

 

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With 5 children, Margaret always had problems making our meetings.  Even so, she hosted a Wee Care workshop at her house.  I will always remember the wonderful stencils on her kitchen walls.  She finally left the chapter formally when she decided that her national membership was not of value to her.  Even after leaving us, however, she still contributed Wee Care gowns to our program.  We still don't know why she died, but we all know how she lived, and we will treasure her memory.

     - Cary Bruestle