Margaret Canby Gause Bramble

Margaret Canby Gause Bramble, age 100, passed away on April 2, 2020 at Forwood Manor in Wilmington, Delaware. She was the daughter of the late May (Hanly) and James Harlan Gause, and was preceded in death by her brother, James Harlan Gause, Jr. and her husband of 65 years, Ed, who died in 2008.

Known throughout her life as “Peg”, she was a direct descendant of Joseph Tatnall, a Quaker flour miller in Brandywine Village, who supplied George Washington’s troops during the Revolutionary War and hosted him at the house he built in 1770 at what is now Lafayette Court, 1803 Market Street, Wilmington.

She had a life-long interest in genealogy and was a long-time member of the Delaware Genealogical Society.

She was a native Wilmingtonian and was a 1938 graduate of P.S. duPont High School, of which she organized the 20^th and 50^th reunions of her class.

She attended Beacom College and was employed at Diamond State Telephone Company and Hercules Powder Company, before joining the DuPont Company’s engineering department in 1945. After 32 years of service, she retired in 1977 from DuPont’s Louviers facility, in Newark, Delaware, as an administrative secretary in the Construction Division. She served for ten years as Co-Chair of the annual May luncheon of the Women Who Worked at Louviers group.

An avid traveler, Peg and her husband, Ed, made trips to many parts of the world and were particularly fond of the United States National Parks, having visited over half of them.

In addition to traveling, she enjoyed photography, reading, and gardening. Her Deerhurst home and garden have been included in the Wilmington Garden Day Tour.

Peg was a charter member and past president of the Wilmington Janecees. She was a 72-year member of the DuPont Country Club. She was a long-time member and past president of the Delaware Camera Club (now, Delaware Photographic Society). She was named a Fellow of the Delaware Camera Club in 1980 and an Honorary Member in 1992. She was a member of the Historical Society of Delaware and Delaware Center for Horticulture.

For many years, she served on DelDOT’s citizens committees, and was cited in 2007 for seven years of service on the Blue Ball Properties Project. She was very active in the Deerhurst Civic Association, having served as its President and organizer of its 50^th Anniversary celebration in 1994.

Peg is survived by her two nieces in Texas, her two nephews in Florida , and many treasured friends.

Heartfelt thanks to her personal aides the staff at Forwood Manor for their considerate and compassionate care.

At Peg’s request, there will be no services, and it was her desire that people celebrate her life and all of the good times by sharing a special meal in her memory. Her ashes will be scattered privately.

In memory of Peg, contributions may be made in a charity of your choice.

~Afterglow~

I’d like the memory of me

to be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow

of smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo

whispering softly down the ways.

Of happy times and laughing times.

And bright and sunny days.

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Chuck Carisch writes,

It was a special assignment for me to have been with Peg during the last years of her DuPont career. She was a great person and friend to all she associated with.

04/08/2020 11:26 am

Robert Abel Jr MD writes,

Dear family and friends, I was saddened by the loss of your dear Peg who has touched the hearts and lives of so many people. I was privileged to be able to work with her over the years and experienced her charm, courage and numerous insights. She was one of those people that made Delaware a better place to live. I only hope that the many wonderful memories will comfort all of you during this time of grief. Please know that countless others of us are thinking of you and sharing in your loss at this time. With sincere sympathy, Rob Abel MD

04/08/2020 11:51 am

Robert Graham writes,

I remember Mr. and Mrs. Bramble very well as I delivered their daily newspaper to their Deerhurst home. She and her husband, Ed, loved to work in their gardens. In addition, they were certainly nice and friendly to a neighborhood high school student who was bringing their paper.

04/08/2020 12:21 pm

Liz Walker lit a candle and writes,

Peg and I go back 64 years, when she and Ed were regulars at my parent's parties-just boring grown ups in the living room. She often came armed with a slide show from recent travels. My other memory was the annual C'mas newsletter chock full of Peg's adventures, projects, reunions, gardening, photography and beloved fostered dogs. Only in the past 10 years have we forged a good friendship, through canes, walkers and wheelchairs we ate, drank, debated, updated, educated, gossiped and laughed. I will miss my time with the incomparable Cousin Peg. She told me several years age she intended to celebrate her 100th, then die and "go find Ed." Peg usually got what she wanted. Peg, my grandfather's niece, is my last "grown up." I will miss her.

04/09/2020 11:21 am

Joan S Niemeyer lit a candle and writes,

I’ve known and loved Peg since I was nine years old! She lived across the street from us in Deerhurst. She and her husband Ed were best friends with my parents and they traveled all over the world together. Whenever my brother Tom or I had an event, they were always there with their cameras. In the past years, Peg has been like a mother to me and we have laughed and had a good time for years. She is the last of our Deerhurst ,du Pont family to go and I will miss her terribly. God Bless you dear Peg and may the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand. Joan Schneider Niemeyer

04/11/2020 02:36 pm

Susanne Larson lit a candle and writes,

It was my privilege to know Peg as a co-worker (DuPont Engineering at the former Louviers Building) and friend. Peg and I had the joy and challenges of co-coordinating "Women Who Worked @ Louviers" luncheons at The DuPont Country Club for 10 years beginning in the late 1990s to mid-2000s. So, we spent many hours in the computer room at the Bramble's Deerhurst home and, as with everything, Peg had it all organized, usually before I even arrived. She lived a full and adventurous 100 years and enjoyed friendships throughout the world. (I wonder if Peg's table, so marked with a plaque, at The Corner Bistro will be 'retired' when the pandemic subsides?) Count me as one of many who will miss Peg's friendship.

04/12/2020 12:24 pm

Lynn lit a candle and writes,

Peg, I am glad we had such an enjoyable visit on your 100th birthday January 29. That was before you learned of your fatal illness. We did not know then that it would be our last opportunity to spend time together. The lockdown due to the virus took effect just a few weeks later and visits were no longer possible. I am so sorry you had to spend your last days without any friends to hold your hand, but I hope you knew that our thoughts were with you. And you will continue to live our hearts. Thank you for 47 years of friendship and encouragement of my photographic endeavors. As we worked on the last of those annual Christmas letters that we put together, I did not want you to say that it was the last one, but you insisted. You were already thinking about going to find Ed and now, at last, you are together again.

05/14/2020 05:04 am

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