Marguerite Ann (Peggy) Sparks Orange ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - Peggy Orange died on Dec. 7, 2008, at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, of complications following a stroke. She was born on July 14, 1925, in Wilmington, to Leroy F. S parks and Marguerite Stauss Sparks. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents and beloved husband Bill, who died very recently on Feb. 8, 2007. She is survived by her sister, Mary Jane (Don) Iffland; two nieces, Diana(River) Artz-Iffland and Charis (Kyle) Austin; one great nephew, Scott Austin; and three great nieces, Annalaura Artz-Iffland, Sulan Artz-Iffland and LiMin Artz-Iffland. Peggy grew up in Battle Creek, Mich. This was fortunate for her because at the age of seven she contracted a serious case of polio and was restored to health by the then innovative treatments at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Peggy was educated at Albion College, Albion, Mich., and Emerson College, Boston, Mass. Her studies helped her follow her life-long love of the theater. As a young woman, Peggy had a wonderful time working summer stock at the Barn Theater in Augusta, Mich. She also did plays at the Battle Creek Civic Theater. Eventually her experience in acting and entertainment led to a career working for the U.S. Government in Special Services. She was sent to Japan (1950-53) and Germany (1953-56), producing and acting in Service Club shows for both the Army and Air Force. Back in the United States she worked at the McChord AFB in Tacoma Washington from 1957-62, where she met a young pilot, her future husband, William L. Orange. They were married on June 29, 1962. She then began her new profession - supporting Bill in pursuing a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force. This meant moving around a lot to different Air Force Bases from Tacoma, Wash., to Grand Forks, N.D., Charleston, S.C., and eventually to Dover, Del. In Delaware, Peggy was finally able to settle down in a beautiful lake house in Frederica. There she was able to rekindle her enthusiasm for theater, serving as an actor, producer, director and Board Chair for the Patchwork Playhouse and the Kent County Theater Guild. Many years later, Peggy and Bill moved to the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. This Retirement Community suited Peggy well, giving her even more friends and many opportunities to organize parties and outings. She will be remembered for her sometimes zany sense of humor, her often charming sense of connection to absolutely everyone she met, her frequently assertive sense of adventure and her always perfect sense of style. She will be greatly missed.