Margaret Lampe Kannenstine passed from this earth Monday, November 20th at Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Peggy, or Peg, as she preferred to be called, was born in St. Louis, MO on April 1, 1938. Peggy was the eldest daughter of Dr. John A. Lampe, a third-generation Presbyterian minister and Margaret Elizabeth Lampe (nee) Phillips. Peggy attended Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Ohio, from which she graduated a year early and was salutatorian of the class of 1955. She entered Washington University in St Louis where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1959. While there she met Louis Fabian Kannenstine, who later became her husband. In 1959 Peggy began pursuing post-graduate studies through the Art Students' League in New York City, where she and Lou had relocated and where they became the proud parents of David and Emily. It was there Peg began to make her mark on the world of fine art.

In the early 1960's the family began spending summers in East Barnard, Vermont, eventually buying a summer home there in 1966. Time in Vermont brought Peg great joy. When, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the mid 1970's, it became apparent that she was healthier during their stays there, the family relocated to Vermont, this time to Woodstock, where they finally settled in the mid-1980s.

From the mid-1970s onward, Peg exhibited her work in a plethora of one-woman, juried and group shows, primarily throughout New England. Her work continues to be featured by various galleries along the eastern seaboard. Peg also co-authored "From Luminous Shade" along with Ann McGarrell. Peggy was proud of her many awards and held positions on a variety of organizations and boards, amongst them The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, secretary of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies' board of directors and two terms as chair of the Vermont Arts Council. In 2005 she was invited to participate in the White House's Mini-Conference on Creativity and Aging. She also served on the Vermont Council on Culture and Innovation (VCCI), which studied policy issues concerning the state's creative economy. Other positions she held include past board member of the New England Foundation for the Arts and past chair of the board of Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.

In addition to being an artist, Peggy cherished her roles as advocate, wife and mother. Peggy's fondest wish was that everyone seek first to see what is best in others, and to take those qualities as portents of better things yet to come.

Peggy was predeceased by her son David in 2009, and husband Louis in 2014. She is survived by her daughter Emily and grandson Rainer; sisters Abbie Lampe, Beth Lampe Horton and stepbrother Richard Tabors; in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews and a cornucopia of creative and loving colleagues, cohorts and friends. Peg's whimsical casual elegance, her graciousness and her kindness will be deeply missed.

The memorial gathering will take place on June 8, 2024 at the North Universalist Chapel beginning at 11:30am.. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts be made to the North Chapel Unitarian Universalist Church, Pentangle Arts, Thompson Center and/or the Norman Williams Public Library.

A link for Margaret's Memorial Service on 6/8/2024 at 11:30AM can be found below...

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