MARGARET MARY WEIR WARE, age 89, of the Village at Robinwood, Hagerstown, Md., and previously resided in Silver Spring, Md., passed away on Wednesday September 20, 2006 at the Ravenwood Lutheran Village Nursing Case Center. She was born October 23, 1916 in Glasgow, Scotland. On April 1, 1929, she arrived in Boston Harbor and soon became the adopted daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Weir of Quincy, Ma. She was preceded in death in 1992 by her husband of fifty-one years, Arthur Russell Ware, whom she married on June 27, 1941. She was a member of the Church of the Holy Trinity United Church of Christ, where she attended the Adult Bible Study Class. Margaret graduated from Quincy (MA) High School, attended Bryant & Stratton Business School, and was employed at Northeastern University until her marriage. She was an avid reader, enjoyed knitting and other forms of handwork, and was a formidable participant in Robinwood's bingo games. When she lived in Pennsylvania, she was a volunteer with the Adult Literacy Program. Margaret is survived by her sister, Helen Aitken of West Kilbride, Scotland. She is also survived by two sons, Charles Ware and wife, Barbara (Wainwright) of Hagerstown, and Arthur Ware and wife, Leona of California; five grandchildren, Russell Ware, Diane Jennings, Cameron Ware, Shelley Ware, and Colin Ware; and five great-grandchildren, Arthur Jennings, Joshua Jennings, Zachary Jennings, Kevin Jennings, and Raina Ware. Services will be held at 10:00 a. m. Tuesday at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 17805 Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown. The Rev. Timothy Leighton will officiate. Burial will be in Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road (Route 619), Triangle, Va. at 2:00 p. m. The family will receive friends at the MINNICH FUNERAL HOME, 415 East Wilson Boulevard, Hagerstown on Monday from 2 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Headquarters, 3300 East Sunrise Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85718.