Marguerite L. Tesch

Marguerite Louise ‘Peggy’ Tesch, age 80, of Richmond, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2026 at The Springs of Richmond surrounded by her loving family.

Peg was born October 12, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, to Claude A. and Violet May (Sanderson) Davisson. She joined her sister Beverly Joyce, and brother Gerald Eugene. She was raised in West Manchester, Ohio & Eldorado, Ohio. She was a 1964 graduate of Monroe Central High School, West Manchester, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and Sinclair Community College and then began her career in real estate until moving to South Dakota.

Peg met Gary Elvin Eley in high school and married on February 5, 1964, in Eldorado Ohio. To this union four sons were born. Rick, Ron, Rob, and Randy Eley. They made their home in Ohio until moving to Custer South Dakota, in 1985. Richard and his family remained in Ohio. When Peg’s marriage ended, she stayed in Custer, South Dakota. Peg loved the Black Hills and they became her passion.

Peg met Robert Carl Tesch, and he became her best friend and the love of her life. They were married May 11, 1990, in Custer South Dakota. They both loved their blended families.

In February of 2020, Bob and Peg moved to Holiday Hills Independent Living Community, in Rapid City, South Dakota. After Bob’s death in 2023, Peg moved to Richmond Indiana, to be near her family. She left 38 years behind in South Dakota.

She is survived by her; sister, Beverly Conard, Eaton, Ohio; sons, Ronald E. (Jennifer) Eley, Gratis, Ohio; Robert E. (Leonida) Eley, Roy, Utah and Richmond, Indiana; Randel E. (Tamie) Eley, Arcanum, Ohio, and Dena Naumoff, North Carolina, the love of her son, Rick. Included are 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Peg was preceded in death by her parents Claude and Violet Davisson; husband, Robert C. Tesch; brother, Gerald E. Davisson, sister-in-law Peggy Ann Davisson, brother-in-law Charles R. Conard, and oldest son Richard E. Eley, June 11, 2022.

Her Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 30, 2026 at the Barnes Funeral Home, 220 East Main Street, Eaton, Ohio with Pastor Deb Grismer officiating. Inurnment will be held on the Davisson family plot in Monroe Cemetery, Eldorado, Ohio. The family will receive friends on Friday from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The second place of burial will be at a later date to be determined at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis South Dakota, so she can be with her husband, Bob.

Memorials may be sent to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, PO Box 136, Hermosa, South Dakota 57744 or Children’s Miracle Network, or your choice. Online condolences may be written at www.barnesfuneralhome.com