Bugler, Margaret “Meg”

DELMAR - Margaret “Meg” Ellen Bugler (Nuendel); July 15th, 1947 - March 13th, 2020

Meg was born July 15th 1947 in Queens, New York to her loving parents Frank and Emma Nuendel.Soon after Meg’s arrival, her family settled in the quiet suburb Malverne, New York.

As an only child, Meg has many fond memories of living with her parents and grandparents. In later years, she loved sharing these stories in great detail. As a kid, she always had an eye for design.In these early years she began and explored her love of floral design and cooking. Her sense of design was only overshadowed by her sense of humor and kindness. She brought joy to everyone daily with her infectious laughter.

Early in her marriage to the late David Bugler, they had their first son Stephen and shortly thereafter moved to Canada where David was ordained as an Anglican Priest and assigned to their first parish in Ontario. She soon gave birth to her second son Jonathan and embraced all of the joys of being a mother of two young boys. Throughout the years, and moving to various parishes in Eastern Ontario and Upstate New York, Meg balanced the many challenges of being a minister’s wife and coworker. Meg received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Hofstra University and obtained her New York State teachers certificate in 2000. True to her lifelong passion, she taught floral design,horticulture and culinary arts as well as business and employment skills at the capital region career and technical school in Albany, NY.

Meg was an incredible teacher. Not only did each of her students learn immensely from her instruction, but each student was loved and cared for by her capacity to never give up on a student. Her care also went far beyond the classroom giving students’ rides home, hosting parties, keeping in contact with numerous alumni and even helping a student afford a prom dress! Meg lived an energetic non-stop life that embodied faithfulness and kindness. She was a great hostess whose generosity abounded. She had an amazing laugh, and she loved to sing, dance and travel. Meg loved people; she made fast friendships with strangers through her ability to strike up a conversation with anyone she would meet. She was also a woman of many talents, cooking meals in enormous proportions and passionate about all things floral. She loved spending time with her family and friends.

Because of Meg’s devotion to Jesus Christ, Church involvement has always been a priority for Meg. She served as the designer in residence for St Paul's Episcopal Church and the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany. The past decade of Meg’s life she was an active member of Bethlehem Community Church (BCC) as a Deaconess and helped serve the BCC community in numerous ways; event planning, floral design, food preparation, hospitality, and more.She even opened her home to a fellow church member at BCC in his final hours of life in hospice because she wanted him to pass away with dignity in the company of Christian friends than alone in his empty house.

Like all of us, Meg had her ups and downs, however, her faith and hope in her Lord Jesus Christ became her anchor.She found true and unconditional love in Christ alone. And as she pressed into her personal relationship with Jesus, the seeds that had been planted in her youth, and watered throughout her life-time began to blossom in the most beautiful way.Fears and worries were replaced with a solid assurance. Meg was very active in the community. She was a regular part of the Hudson Valley Floral and Garden Show, and a member of the Van Rensselaer Garden Club and she participated in Cathedral in Bloom.One of her most proud floral achievements and something she was always giddy about was her once in a lifetime volunteering opportunity to help on the floats for the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, CA.

Meg is survived by her two sons and five cherished grandchildren. Stephen, and his wife Kim, have two children, Emily and Elijah, who she babysat for almost weekly.Jonathan, and wife Moira, are parents to Bennet, Brooklyn and Kingston, who she enjoyed having long visits with in either Seattle, Albany or other travel destinations. Yet, while she LOVED her own blood family wholeheartedly, Meg saw family as going far beyond just blood. Her cousin, Phyllis, shared a sister-like friendship from an early age.Their families have been close for her entire life. This bond also extended to Phyllis’s late husband, Eric and sons Matt and Andrew and their families. Mike Mayernick and his wife Laura were like family to Meg as she regarded Mike as the “brother she never had.”In fact, Mike’s daughter Samantha was visiting at the time of her death after spending a week of fun and fellowship together.

Meg and some of her life-long friends and family formed a group that would eventually become known as the “Wild Women” traveling together to various destinations and performances such as Sight and Sound Theatre in Pennsylvania and Bar Harbor in Maine. Meg’s hospitality was legendary; her table always had room for one more, and she would always make up an extra bed for someone in need of housing.Numerous people have lived under her roof at one time or another. There were a rough couple years where Meg had some health complications, yet she rose above those challenges. The last year of her life she seemed to be having an incredible recovery with increased mobility and heightened energy …and she made the most of it!

Retirement in June of 2018, didn’t slow her down.Even on her last days, she worked tirelessly caring for her family, church and community commitments.She worked for a local floral shop, ran an Airbnb out of her home, and designed flowers for several weddings.She was just starting up the next chapter of life. To say the least, her death was sudden and unexpected. Her passing was a shock that has left her family and friends devastated. She will be greatly missed.

We can say with confidence because of her trust in the Lord that she is in heaven with Jesus.She fell asleep to this world and woke to His peace and glory; the fears and worries and pains of this world are no longer.We know that she would want to share God’s love with each of you and invite all to know Jesus. No matter your circumstance, you too can share in God’s love by pulling close to Jesus.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Memorial services for Meg will be held at a later date at the Bethlehem Community Church. Please look for updates on the danielkeenanfuneralhome.com website.