Beatrice Peckham, 95
Dateline: Norton, MA
Beatrice “Bea” (Belanger) Peckham, age 95, formerly of Norton, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 14, 2023 at the Life Care Center in Attleboro. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Peckham, to whom she was wed for sixty-three years at the time of his death on November 20, 2010.
Born in Fall River, MA on September 17, 1927, she was a loving daughter of the late Auguste and Marie Louise (Gagne) Belanger.
Bea grew up and was educated in Fall River. She was a dedicated homemaker to her family, whom she loved spending time with and also worked as a hostess and waitress at White’s of Westport.
A resident of Norton for eighteen years, Mrs. Peckham had previously resided in Zephyrhills, Florida and Westport. She was a communicant of Saint Mary’s Church in Norton and a member of the Norton Senior Center. Bea was an avid Bingo player and enjoyed socializing with friends and playing Bingo at the Norton Senior Center and at Woodland Meadows in Norton.
She is survived by her devoted children: Edward W. Peckham and his wife Patty of West Virginia, Sandra L. Connelly and her husband Steve of Stoughton and Thomas E. Peckham and his wife Laurie of North Carolina. She is also survived by her cherished eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter and was pre-deceased by her six siblings.
A graveside service, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be held on Saturday, July 29th at 10:30 A.M. at the Beech Grove Cemetery, 879 Main Street in Westport.
Visiting hours are omitted and in lieu of flowers, those wishing may remember Bea with a donation in her memory made to the Norton Senior Center, 55 West Main Street, Norton, MA 02766.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp Street, Norton.
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com