Marion Peeke

Marion Edythe Peeke, age 100, long time Lynnfield resident died peacefully Tuesday, December 4 at her home. Born in Newburyport she was the daughter of the late Budd Tuck and Josephine (French) Tuck.

Mrs. Peeke was a graduate of Newbury High School and Bryant & Stratton Commercial School, Boston. She was a den mother, Sunday school teacher at the Lynnfield Centre Congregational Church of which she was a member for over 50 years, Rainbow and DeMolay Mother's Guild and active with the Lynnfield Senior Center.

With her late husband, Ernest C. Peeke, she enjoyed square dancing, ballroom dancing and winters in Florida. She also loved to knit, play cards with her friends and make Christmas ornaments for family; as well as being an avid Red Sox fan. She was thrilled to fly with Amelia Earhart.

Preceding in her death were her brother, Donald Tuck, daughter-in-law Joan (Crowley) Peeke, and her companion of many years, Eugene McCall.

Loving mother of Allan of Medford, Dianne Cote and her husband Leo of Bridgewater, Robert of Unionville, CT, Douglas and his wife Martha of Littleton, Nancy Swasey and her husband Robert of Lynnfield. Grandmother to nine and great grandmother to thirteen.

Funeral and burial services will be private as per her wishes.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Lynnfield Senior Center, 525 Salem St., Lynnfield, MA 01940 or the Centre Congregational Church Memorial Fund, 5 Summer St., Lynnfield, MA 01940.