Peabody - Margaret Ann (Erickson) Dorsey "Peg," age 80, of Peabody, passed away following a brief illness on April 27, 2022.

Peg was born on December 13, 1941, in Attleboro, MA; she was the daughter of the late Victor E. and Margaret A. (Granlund) Erickson. Peg lived in Dorchester for a short time before moving to central MA, where she graduated from high school. Peg furthered her education at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA; she earned her bachelor's degree in Art History.

Following graduation, Peg took a position at a publishing company in Boston; she took great pride in her work as an editor. While working, Peg met her future husband Charles W. Dorsey. They dated for a few years before getting married in 1966. Peg and Charles' publishing jobs took them all over the US; they lived in New York, Chicago, and New Orleans. They loved to travel and explore new places.

Peg and Charles eventually settled in Peabody, MA, where they raised their only child, Lytta. Peg was a devoted mother who loved spending time with her daughter and her two granddaughters, Tilly and Vivi. She loved getting to relive her childhood vacation memories with her daughter and granddaughters on the Cape in Chatham in recent years. Her granddaughters adored her.

Peg's love of art and history was a life-long passion. She worked at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for over 20 years. Peg worked as an assistant, writer and editor for the museum and loved every minute of it. In her spare time, Peg was a voracious reader. She had a thirst for knowledge and was always eager to learn something new and enjoyed celebrating her Swedish heritage. She was a woman ahead of her time: witty, independent, and not bound to convention. She was stoic but underneath had a warm and caring presence, and a special quality that is hard to describe unless you knew her closely.

Peg was also tough, in 1991 she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and received a bone marrow transplant and survived.

Peg was a devoted mother and "Grammy;" she cared deeply about the people around her. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Peg was the beloved wife of the late Charles W. Dorsey, devoted mother of Lytta Teta and her husband Michael, loving "Grammy" of Tilly and Vivi; dear sister of the late Roy Erickson and his wife Anne Erickson; loving aunt of David, Daniel, and Lauren.

Family and friends will gather for visitation at the Nichols Funeral Home, 187 Middlesex Ave. (Route 62), Wilmington, on Friday, May 6, from 11 to 12 p.m., immediately followed by a funeral service at 12 p.m.

Memorial donations in Margaret's name may be made to the Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970. www.nicholsfuneralhome.com.