Peggy A. Backlund, age 65, of Waite Park, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at St. Cloud Hospital. A Memorial Service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Deacon Steve Yanish officiated.
Peggy was born on December 15, 1954, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Wesley and Ruth (Schouviller) Backlund. She grew up in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Peggy worked in Hawaii as a secretary for Kamehameha Schools. She married Juan Carlos Ortega Saez on May 24, 1996, in Mexico City, Mexico. Peggy worked for the State Department for many years, stationed in Athens, Greece; Quito, Ecuador; Budapest, Hungary; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; then Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez and Guadalajara, Mexico. After retiring in Washington D.C. with a Meritorious award, Peggy lived in Bend Oregon, and then moved to Waite Park.
Peggy enjoyed jumble, dancing, ballet, traveling with Juan Carlos, and her cats.
She is survived by Juan Carlos; sisters: Kaye Backlund of Princeton, Lori (Mark) Sundman of Rogers, Maralee (Clinton) Park of Bend, Oregon; nieces: (daughters of Lori), Jamie (Dan) Hedburg, Brianna (Mitch) Collins; great nieces and nephews; and best friend Carol Cochran.
Peggy was preceded in death by her parents.
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