William R. Leather, 79 of Derry, NH died April 19, 2006 in his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Malden, MA on December 11, 1926, the son of the late George and Alice (Nicolls) Leather. He had been a resident of Derry for the past 22 years, coming from Lynnfield, MA. Prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a tool and die maker by TRW in Cambridge, MA. His cherished grandchildren knew him as “The World’s Greatest Pa”.
Family members include his wife, Sylvia (Bonetti) Leather of Derry; a daughter, Suzanne Holly Leather of Torrence, CA; a son, William Todd Leather of West Peabody, MA; two step-daughters, Cheryl Ann Castle of Sparks, MD and Lynne Pearce Silva of Phoenix, AZ; a step-son, Bernard Michael Pearce of Lake Arrowhead, CA; four grandchildren, Nicole Castle, Jeff Castle, Seth Pearce and Megan Pearce; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours were on Thursday, April 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. A graveside funeral service was held on Friday, April 21 at 10 AM in the N.H. Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH.