Margaret M. “Peggy” (McShea) Eldridge of Greer, SC, a former longtime resident of Needham died on Saturday, September 20th at Regency Hospital of Greenville in South Carolina. She was 80 years old. Born in Boston, Mrs. Eldridge grew up in Jamaica Plain. Active in the Needham community for many years, she moved to Florida in 1996 and spent the last 4 years in South Carolina. She was a former employee of the Registry of Deeds in Dedham and a crossing guard in Coconut Creek, Florida. The beloved wife for 58 years of David F. Eldridge Jr.( former police officer and selectman for town of Needham), she was the loving mother of Ann Gale and her husband David of Simpsonville, SC, David F. Eldridge III of Natick and Robert L. Twoomey and his wife Shree of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Sister of Robert McShea of Nashua, NH. Dear grandmother of Hannah, Katharine, Kristen, Ryan, and Andrew. Funeral from the Eaton Funeral Home 1351 Highland Ave Needham on Friday, Sept. 26th at 9:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Joseph Church at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday 4-7 PM. Interment Needham Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Heart Assoc. 20 Speen St. Framingham, MA 017