Gilford-----Madeline E. Peavey, 84, of 68 Ridgewood Avenue, died in her home on Monday, December 3, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Peavey was born January 8, 1928 in Laconia, N.H. the daughter of the late Leon W. and Vina (DuPont) Durham. She lived in Laconia before moving to Gilford, N.H. in 1950.
Madeline was employed for twenty years at New England Telephone and A T & T, retiring in 1989.
Survivors include her husband of sixty-five years, John E. Peavey, of Gilford, N.H.; three daughters, Sandra Fortier of Belmont, N.H., Barb Ridge and her husband, Barry Ridge, of Rome, N.Y. and April Lemoine and her husband, Richard Lemoine, of Gilford, N.H. ; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish at Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H.
Burial will follow in the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Gilford, N.H.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, PO Box 6123, Lakeport, NH 03247 or to Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.