Margaret Wistar Frantz Wellington, 93, of Dartmouth, passed away on October 12, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital.

The daughter of the late Samuel and Sarah Frantz, she was born on December 19, 1923 in Paris, France, and was raised in Princeton, NJ.

During World War II, she served in the U.S. Marine Corps and had the honor of announcing the end of the war to her fellow Marines at her base at El Toro, in Orange County, CA.

She married Jack Myers and raised her four children in Princeton. She was an avid volunteer, and worked for many years with Meals on Wheels and Family Born. Throughout her life, she was a voracious reader, loved opera and classical music, and enjoyed bird watching and traveling the world. She later married Thomas Wellington, who predeceased her. In 2016, she moved to Dartmouth to be closer to her family.

She leaves her children, John Myers of Arcata, CA, Sarah Myers of Dartmouth, and Fairlie Myers of Waltham, MA; stepchildren Maggie, Peter, Sarah, and Irene Wellington; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Sarah Frantz Latimer; niece, Miranda Swift and her husband, Tom; and daughter-in-law Cheryl Dellecese. She was predeceased by her son, Thomas Myers; her sister, Katherine Mayo; and her longtime companion Bill Stoltzfus.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Margaret's memory may be made to Doctors without Borders, PO Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030. For online tributes please visit: www.waring-sullivan.com