MARGARET MAHER— 2008 HIGHLAND - Margaret M. Clippert, age 69, of Highland, died Tuesday, August 7, 2008 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born Margaret Mary Maher on September 22, 1938 in Poughkeepsie, NY; the daughter of the late John and Hazel (Pelew) Maher, who resided in Pleasant Valley, NY. Margaret attended Arlington High School and graduated in 1956. Margaret resided in Highland, NY. Later in life, she attended Ulster County Community College and earned an Associate's Degree in Horticulture. She was very devoted to her family and her love for gardening. She volunteered her knowledge, time and efforts to many community and civil duties such as serving on the local election committee for many years. Margaret married Sylvester R. Taliaferro, Jr., who passed away December 15, 1963. She then married Richard G. Clippert, who currently resides in Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine, NY.