Margaret “Peg” (née Laurence) Charboneau of Baldwinsville, an educator who help shape music curricula across New York State, died on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place. She was 91.

Born in Gloversville, she lived in Altamont, Endwell, Syracuse, and Yorktown Heights — all in New York State — as well as in Passaic, New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware at various times before moving to Camillus, New York in 1989.

Ms. Charboneau earned her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York College at Potsdam, her master’s degree from Ithaca College, and her doctorate from Syracuse University — all in music education. A 20-year veteran of education, she retired in 1989 after six years as head music teacher with Lakeland Central Schools in Shrub Oak.

A communicant of St. Joseph’s Church, she served as Eucharistic minister and member of the Resurrection Choir. Ms. Charboneau was a member of the Music Educators’ National Conference and New York State School Music Association. She was also a member of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse and the Marcellus Chorale.    

She was a former member of the New York State Education Department, which formulated the music curriculum and arts assessment standards issued by the department. She presented these standards at meetings of school systems and state associations.

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Margaret “Peg” (née Laurence) Charboneau is survived by her daughters, Molly Charboneau of Sunnyside, Queens, Amy Charboneau of Skaneateles, and Carol Charboneau of Wallingford, Connecticut; by her sons, Mark Charboneau of Fayetteville and Jeffrey Charboneau of Syracuse; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Her husband, Norman Charboneau, died in 2012.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday, March 20, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church in Camillus. Private burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Warners, New York.