Margaret M. Gould, 75, of Huntley, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2026.
She was born on July 21, 1951 with her twin brother, Mike, at Fort Benning, Georgia to Lucy and Henry McNichols. She would be joined by another brother and sister, Jim and Sara. Being an Army family, it meant many moves during her childhood, including two to Germany. Those influenced her college major in German, graduating from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She married Clifford Gould on September 29, 1973 and they made their home in LaGrange Park in west suburban Chicago. She had a career in insurance, first with Allstate and retiring from EMC Insurance as a commercial underwriter, having earned the professional designation of Commercial Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). After retirement she was involved in voluntary activities including those of her church, St. Mary Catholic in Huntley.
Peg and Cliff celebrated their 53rd Wedding Anniversary on September 29th. That included the tradition of adding a red rose for each year for a total of 53 in 2026. Her outgoing personality made it easy for her to make new friends and enjoy her charitable activities. She will be sorely missed, not only by her husband but by all those she called her friends. May she rest in peace.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 9:00am until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:00am, all at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley.
For further information, please contact DeFiore Funeral Home at 847-515-8772. Online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com.
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Cliff I am so sorry to hear this. I will certainly miss her.
Dear Cliff, I was so sorry to hear about Peggy's passing! My prayers go out to you during this devastating time. Peggy loved you so much! She will be deeply missed by myself and so many others. Love, Cathy Olcott
My deepest sympathy, Cliff. Peggy was an angel in disguise and a marvelous friend to my sister, Carole
Peggy was my older sister. She was six minutes older. My sister and I attended ten different schools in thirteen years, two for sixth grade. We traveled 35,000 miles while my father was in the army. We were together for 22 years. But Peggy & Cliff have been together for 53 years! Cliff I a so sorry for your loss. You and Peggy had the perfect marriage. She will be missed by all. My deepest sympathy, cliff. Mike McNichols
Cliff, I was so sorry to hear about Peggy. We were coworkers so many years ago at Allstateand were tickled to run into each other again at our beauty shop (also many years ago). She was a real sweetheart. May good memories of her be a blessing to all who loved her.
RIP Gone too soon. Prayers to comfort family and friends.