Margaret Dales-Sanhueza

MARGARET PEARLE DALES-SANHUEZA
June 16, 1953—June 21, 2013

2013 has been a year of profound loss for the Sanhueza family. It is with the deepest sadness and sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved wife, sister, mother, and grandmother, Margaret Pearle Dales-Sanhueza. Her passing is a terrible loss for all those who knew her. After a decade long battle with renal failure and cardiac disease, we find comfort in knowing that she no longer is suffering and that she was received by some very special angels.
Until the end, she never complained and maintained a brave and cheerful outlook through countless dialysis treatments, hospitalizations, and pain. She spent the final days of her life surrounded by her family and died at her home on June 21.
Margaret, known to her friends and family as Pegi, was born June 16, 1953 in Tampa, Florida. Pegi spent her youth on the beaches of Florida with her older sister, Jacqui, who cared for her until the very end.
Pegi traveled the world and met her husband, Rafael, while on an LDS social service mission in South America. After knowing each other for just one day, Pegi and Rafael were married for 34 years and had 7 children.
Her love for her family and her faith in God will be her legacy. She made a very loving home for her family where humor, kindness, and learning were celebrated. She was fun. She was funny. She taught her family to love life and instilled in her children a gratitude for every moment shared together. No phone call could end without “I Love You,” and no quarrel among siblings could end without hugs and kisses. Pegi dedicated her life to helping others. Her loving spirit lives on in her children.
She is survived by: her husband, Rafael Sanhueza; her sister, Jacqueline Moss; 4 sons and 2 daughters: Alejandro Rafael Sanhueza, Cris Isabella Sanhueza, José Francisco Sanhueza, Ginger Baker-Sanhueza, Pablo Sebastian Sanhueza, and Max Sanhueza; Lina B. Sanhueza, mother-in-law; grandchildren: Addison Pearl-Elaine Sanhueza, Koelle Angelica Sanhueza, and Hayden Stone Sanhueza; America Udd, sister-in-law; Patricio Sanhueza, brother-in-law; Thomas Udd, brother-in-law; Enrique Sanhueza, brother-in-law; Shaiffu Sharma Sanhueza, daughter-in-law; Sam Baker, son-in-law; Maggie Sanhueza, daughter-in-law; Jessica Messina, daughter-in-law; Tyler Messina, son-in-law; Jessica Millsap, daughter-in-law; Nieces and Nephews: Shawn Albertson, Jennifer Cole Chavis, Matthew Moss, Carolina Sanhueza, Andrés Sanhueza, Ivan Serrano, Tobias Udd, Railey Kay Chavis, Sterling Chavis, Lisa Brock Albertson, and Alexis Mauro Pérez.
She was preceeded in death by: her parents, Jack & Evelyn Dales; her father-in-law, Rafael Sanhueza Sr.; a daughter, Angelica Sanhueza; her son, Diego Sterling Sanhueza (who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year).
Viewing will be held at Love Funeral Home Sunday from 4 to 6 P.M. (by Hamilton Medical Center) with a funeral service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dalton,Georgia on Monday at 5 P.M with Bishop Christian Griggs officiating. In the meantime, the family can be reached at [email protected] and PO Box 885, Dalton, GA 30722.
Love Funeral Home (1402 N. Thornton Avenue, Dalton) is in charge of arrangements.