Margaret Pickerel

moved to Pekin, IL. She graduated from Pekin High School in 1926 and after being introduced by her cousin, Tad Ayer, she fell madly in love with a Chicago man and former Kentuckian, Hickman Cardin, and moved to Chicago where they were married in June 1927. They later had two sons and lived in the southwest suburbs until Hickman died in 1952 where afterward Margaret moved back to Chicago. Her long working life was in the restaurant business as a waitress, hostess, and finally as manager, first at Chicago's old D.L. Toffenetti's and at Mr. G's at 10 South LaSalle. She moved back to Pekin in 1964, was married to Lee Pickerel for a short time while there, worked in the restaurant business at the Pekin Holiday Inn and later returned to this area to reside at Hawley Manor in Grayslake in 1984 until her death. She was preceded in death by her sons' father, Hickman Cardin, her older sister, Alice Wells and younger brother, Frank J. McHarg. She is survived by her beloved sons, Jerald Cardin and Michael Cardin, her adored grandchildren, Erin, Erik, and Greg by Jerald and Sharon Cardin and grandson Nicholas Cardin by Michaeal and the late Joy Cardin, as well as six great-grandchildren combined from both families. She is also survived by a few of her few remaining friends and school chums in Pekin, especially Carol and Eben Campbell, as well as friends and neighbors in Grayslake and at Hawley Manor, especially her good pal and neighbor helpmate Hannah Becker and good friend and former neighbor, Eleanor Pidgeon, as well as the fine home aides from Home Instead. An avid reader of novels, as well as newspapers, Margaret will be missed as a keen user of the Homebound Services Program of the Grayslake Area Public Library. Services were private for the family.