Margaret "Peg" O'Connell, age 96, died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Northfield Care Center, Northfield, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, May 14, 2011, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings, with Rev. Rod Farke, Rev. Jerome Holtzman, and Monsignor Richard Mahowald officiating. Interment will be in St. Thomas More Cemetery followed by a luncheon/reception in the church hall. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Margaret (Wall) O'Connell was born July 20, 1914, in Gettysburg, South Dakota, to Frank and Winona wall. Following two years as a teacher, Peg married Jim O'Connell, a livestock specialist at South Dakota State University, in Brookings, South Dakota. She and Jim raised three sons and resided in Brookings until their move to Northfield, Minnesota, in 1998. Peg, a devout Catholic, had a passion for reading and a lifelong pursuit of knowledge. Her love of crossword puzzles contributed to her excellence as a wordsmith. Art was a constant in Peg's life. She volunteered as a tour guide at the SDSU Art Museum and continued to champion art appreciation throughout her years in Northfield. She was currently enrolled in water- color painting at the senior center. Survivors include her two sons: Patrick (Donna) O'Connell, of Spearfish, South Dakota and Kevin (Kay) O'Connell, of Northfield, Minnesota; her daughter-in-law, Suzan O'Connell, of Bismarck, North Dakota; two sisters, Marion Lowrey and Patricia Wall, both of Woodlands, Texas; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim and son, Michael. Memorials can be directed to the South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings.