Peggy Joan Mccuen

Peggy Joan McCuen, 87, a resident of the Helvetia community passed away on January 27, 2026 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center.
Peggy was born in on March 7, 1938 in Hillsboro, OR. She was the first of four children born to Harold and Dorothy (Brown) Keenon. Peggy was raised in North Plains and attended Hilhi in Hillsboro.
Peggy participated in weekly television broadcasts with Young Oregonians as a Vaudeville performer. First with her sisters as the Keenon Sisters followed by a solo act.
Peggy met her future husband, Bob McCuen, while in high school. They dated for four years and married on April 20, 1954 in Hillsboro, OR. They made their first home together in North Plains until 1980 when they moved to Helvetia to live on the family farm. Peggy and Bob celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary before she was widowed in 2024.
Peggy thrived as a homemaker and also worked outside of the house at times in retail, at bazaars and at the local farmers market. She enjoyed photography and making handmade greeting cards, was an amazing seamstress and wonderful cook and baker. Peggy was known for her apple pies, homegrown vegetables and flowers. She also loved country music and going to dances with Bob.
She is preceded in passing by her parents, and two siblings; Susann Polk and Shauna Huddle.
She is survived by five children and their spouses, Robert and Dee McCuen of Cle Elum, WA, Connie and Mark Illias of Astoria, OR, Karen and Brian Jackel of Manchester, WA, Lori McCuen of Clear Lake Oaks, CA, Kim and Mark Groenwold of Centralia, WA, many, many grandchildren, great grandchildren and step grandchildren.