BRANDON - Nona Fife Peck, age 88, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home in Fort Myers, Florida.
Mrs. Peck was born in Montreal, Canada, on November 5, 1923. She was the daughter of Harry and Ella (Sanford) Fife. She grew up in Middlebury where she received her early education. In 1944, she graduated from the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy in Rochester, Minn., and then earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Middlebury College, graduating in the class of 1945. During World War II, Mrs. Peck was an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and ran a neurological unit at Great Lakes Hospital in Illinois where, as a physical therapist, she helped rehabilitate wounded service men from the Pacific Theater.
On July 5, 1946, she married William Warren Peck in Middlebury. They made their home in Brandon where Mr. Peck owned and operated Brandon Fuel. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in July 1996. Mr. Peck predeceased her August 16, 1996. She had worked at Rutland Hospital as a physical therapist for several years. Nona loved flowers and was a past member of the Brandon Garden Club. She enjoyed sewing and knitting and was an avid reader. She loved spending time with her family, especially at summer gatherings at her cottage on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vt., where she loved sitting around the campfire and singing songs. She was a member of The Brandon Congregational Church for over 50 years.
Surviving are three sons, Jeffrey W. Peck and wife Deborah Blanch Peck of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, James M. Peck and wife Audrey Crossman Peck of Plaistow, N.H., and John T. Peck and wife Deborah Hartney Peck of Glens Falls, N.Y.; two brothers, Harry Fife Jr. of Seattle, Wash., and James Arthur Fife of Denton, Md. Five grandchildren, Brenden, Colby, Hillary, Carter and Catherine, and a great-granddaughter, Cearah, also survive her. In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by a son, Roger Fife Peck; a grandson, Jeremy W. Peck; and her sister, Doris McGowan.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. at The Brandon Congregational Church. The Rev. Richard White, pastor, will officiate. Following the ceremony, the family will receive friends in the church hall for a time of fellowship and remembrance.
A private graveside committal service and burial will take place later in the day in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.
Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Friday, June 8, from 6-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts in Nona's memory be directed to the Harry M. Fife Memorial Prize at Middlebury College, Gift Administration, Attn: Brenda Currier, 5 Court St., Middlebury, VT 05753; or to The Brandon Congregational Church, Memorial Fund, c/o Rev. Richard White, 74 Park St., Brandon, VT 05733.
Published in Rutland Herald from June 5 to June 6, 2012
Mrs. Peck was born in Montreal, Canada, on November 5, 1923. She was the daughter of Harry and Ella (Sanford) Fife. She grew up in Middlebury where she received her early education. In 1944, she graduated from the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy in Rochester, Minn., and then earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Middlebury College, graduating in the class of 1945. During World War II, Mrs. Peck was an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and ran a neurological unit at Great Lakes Hospital in Illinois where, as a physical therapist, she helped rehabilitate wounded service men from the Pacific Theater.
On July 5, 1946, she married William Warren Peck in Middlebury. They made their home in Brandon where Mr. Peck owned and operated Brandon Fuel. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in July 1996. Mr. Peck predeceased her August 16, 1996. She had worked at Rutland Hospital as a physical therapist for several years. Nona loved flowers and was a past member of the Brandon Garden Club. She enjoyed sewing and knitting and was an avid reader. She loved spending time with her family, especially at summer gatherings at her cottage on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vt., where she loved sitting around the campfire and singing songs. She was a member of The Brandon Congregational Church for over 50 years.
Surviving are three sons, Jeffrey W. Peck and wife Deborah Blanch Peck of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, James M. Peck and wife Audrey Crossman Peck of Plaistow, N.H., and John T. Peck and wife Deborah Hartney Peck of Glens Falls, N.Y.; two brothers, Harry Fife Jr. of Seattle, Wash., and James Arthur Fife of Denton, Md. Five grandchildren, Brenden, Colby, Hillary, Carter and Catherine, and a great-granddaughter, Cearah, also survive her. In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by a son, Roger Fife Peck; a grandson, Jeremy W. Peck; and her sister, Doris McGowan.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. at The Brandon Congregational Church. The Rev. Richard White, pastor, will officiate. Following the ceremony, the family will receive friends in the church hall for a time of fellowship and remembrance.
A private graveside committal service and burial will take place later in the day in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.
Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Friday, June 8, from 6-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts in Nona's memory be directed to the Harry M. Fife Memorial Prize at Middlebury College, Gift Administration, Attn: Brenda Currier, 5 Court St., Middlebury, VT 05753; or to The Brandon Congregational Church, Memorial Fund, c/o Rev. Richard White, 74 Park St., Brandon, VT 05733.
Published in Rutland Herald from June 5 to June 6, 2012
BRANDON - Nona Fife Peck, age 88, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home in Fort Myers, Florida.
Mrs. Peck was born in Montreal, Canada, on November 5, 1923. She was the daughter of Harry and Ella (Sanford) Fife. She grew up in Middlebury where she received her early education. In 1944, she graduated from the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy in Rochester, Minn., and then earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Middlebury College, graduating in the class of 1945. During World War II, Mrs. Peck was an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and ran a neurological unit at Great Lakes Hospital in Illinois where, as a physical therapist, she helped rehabilitate wounded service men from the Pacific Theater.
On July 5, 1946, she married William Warren Peck in Middlebury. They made their home in Brandon where Mr. Peck owned and operated Brandon Fuel. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in July 1996. Mr. Peck predeceased her August 16, 1996. She had worked at Rutland Hospital as a physical therapist for several years. Nona loved flowers and was a past member of the Brandon Garden Club. She enjoyed sewing and knitting and was an avid reader. She loved spending time with her family, especially at summer gatherings at her cottage on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vt., where she loved sitting around the campfire and singing songs. She was a member of The Brandon Congregational Church for over 50 years.
Surviving are three sons, Jeffrey W. Peck and wife Deborah Blanch Peck of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, James M. Peck and wife Audrey Crossman Peck of Plaistow, N.H., and John T. Peck and wife Deborah Hartney Peck of Glens Falls, N.Y.; two brothers, Harry Fife Jr. of Seattle, Wash., and James Arthur Fife of Denton, Md. Five grandchildren, Brenden, Colby, Hillary, Carter and Catherine, and a great-granddaughter, Cearah, also survive her. In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by a son, Roger Fife Peck; a grandson, Jeremy W. Peck; and her sister, Doris McGowan.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. at The Brandon Congregational Church. The Rev. Richard White, pastor, will officiate. Following the ceremony, the family will receive friends in the church hall for a time of fellowship and remembrance.
A private graveside committal service and burial will take place later in the day in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.
Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Friday, June 8, from 6-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts in Nona's memory be directed to the Harry M. Fife Memorial Prize at Middlebury College, Gift Administration, Attn: Brenda Currier, 5 Court St., Middlebury, VT 05753; or to The Brandon Congregational Church, Memorial Fund, c/o Rev. Richard White, 74 Park St., Brandon, VT 05733.
Published in Rutland Herald from June 5 to June 6, 2012
Mrs. Peck was born in Montreal, Canada, on November 5, 1923. She was the daughter of Harry and Ella (Sanford) Fife. She grew up in Middlebury where she received her early education. In 1944, she graduated from the Mayo Clinic School of Physical Therapy in Rochester, Minn., and then earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Middlebury College, graduating in the class of 1945. During World War II, Mrs. Peck was an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and ran a neurological unit at Great Lakes Hospital in Illinois where, as a physical therapist, she helped rehabilitate wounded service men from the Pacific Theater.
On July 5, 1946, she married William Warren Peck in Middlebury. They made their home in Brandon where Mr. Peck owned and operated Brandon Fuel. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in July 1996. Mr. Peck predeceased her August 16, 1996. She had worked at Rutland Hospital as a physical therapist for several years. Nona loved flowers and was a past member of the Brandon Garden Club. She enjoyed sewing and knitting and was an avid reader. She loved spending time with her family, especially at summer gatherings at her cottage on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vt., where she loved sitting around the campfire and singing songs. She was a member of The Brandon Congregational Church for over 50 years.
Surviving are three sons, Jeffrey W. Peck and wife Deborah Blanch Peck of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, James M. Peck and wife Audrey Crossman Peck of Plaistow, N.H., and John T. Peck and wife Deborah Hartney Peck of Glens Falls, N.Y.; two brothers, Harry Fife Jr. of Seattle, Wash., and James Arthur Fife of Denton, Md. Five grandchildren, Brenden, Colby, Hillary, Carter and Catherine, and a great-granddaughter, Cearah, also survive her. In addition to her husband, she was also predeceased by a son, Roger Fife Peck; a grandson, Jeremy W. Peck; and her sister, Doris McGowan.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. at The Brandon Congregational Church. The Rev. Richard White, pastor, will officiate. Following the ceremony, the family will receive friends in the church hall for a time of fellowship and remembrance.
A private graveside committal service and burial will take place later in the day in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.
Friends may call at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon on Friday, June 8, from 6-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts in Nona's memory be directed to the Harry M. Fife Memorial Prize at Middlebury College, Gift Administration, Attn: Brenda Currier, 5 Court St., Middlebury, VT 05753; or to The Brandon Congregational Church, Memorial Fund, c/o Rev. Richard White, 74 Park St., Brandon, VT 05733.
Published in Rutland Herald from June 5 to June 6, 2012
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