DUKE, Pauline Revere (Thayer) 83, of Pepperell, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017. She was surrounded by her family as she passed due to complications from failing health.
Born on June 12, 1934 to Duncan Forbes Thayer and Priscilla (McHenry) Thayer, Pauline and her three sisters grew up in Lancaster, MA. After marrying Winslow Duke in 1963, she moved to Pepperell to raise her family on Coontree Farm. She is survived by her loving husband Win, children Thayer David Sears (Mary Wattendorf), Pepperell, MA, Mary Thayer Duke, Delta, CO, John Winslow Duke (Claudia Pepin) of Mattapoisett, MA, grandchildren Jessica Villatoro, David Sears, Valerie Sears, Hayden Duke and Jonah Duke, her great grandson, Lawson Villatoro, her two sisters, Nina and her husband Samuel Adams of Manchester, MA and Julie Williams of Pepperell, MA. She was pre-deceased by her sister Priscilla Stewart Thayer, Lancaster, MA. She will be sorely missed by many, but forged a standard to strive for.
Services will be held privately for family. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations, in Pauline's memory, to the "Pauline T. Duke Trust, care of the Town of Pepperell". Send to David Sears, 75 Jewett St., Pepperell, MA. 01463. The funds will be used for new medical equipment for the fire department. Donations can also be made to The New Hampshire League of Craftsmen. (Gifts may be made by calling (603) 224-3375, ext.123 or via the web site: www.nhcrafts.org/support-donate- memorial- form.php) A very special thanks to the staff of Apple Valley Center, Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and UMASS Medical Center for their heart filled care of Pauline. Arrangements by the McGaffigan Funera lHome PEPPERELL MA Please see: www.mcgaffiganfuneral.com.
Published in The Boston Globe on Dec. 3, 2017.
Born on June 12, 1934 to Duncan Forbes Thayer and Priscilla (McHenry) Thayer, Pauline and her three sisters grew up in Lancaster, MA. After marrying Winslow Duke in 1963, she moved to Pepperell to raise her family on Coontree Farm. She is survived by her loving husband Win, children Thayer David Sears (Mary Wattendorf), Pepperell, MA, Mary Thayer Duke, Delta, CO, John Winslow Duke (Claudia Pepin) of Mattapoisett, MA, grandchildren Jessica Villatoro, David Sears, Valerie Sears, Hayden Duke and Jonah Duke, her great grandson, Lawson Villatoro, her two sisters, Nina and her husband Samuel Adams of Manchester, MA and Julie Williams of Pepperell, MA. She was pre-deceased by her sister Priscilla Stewart Thayer, Lancaster, MA. She will be sorely missed by many, but forged a standard to strive for.
Services will be held privately for family. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations, in Pauline's memory, to the "Pauline T. Duke Trust, care of the Town of Pepperell". Send to David Sears, 75 Jewett St., Pepperell, MA. 01463. The funds will be used for new medical equipment for the fire department. Donations can also be made to The New Hampshire League of Craftsmen. (Gifts may be made by calling (603) 224-3375, ext.123 or via the web site: www.nhcrafts.org/support-donate- memorial- form.php) A very special thanks to the staff of Apple Valley Center, Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and UMASS Medical Center for their heart filled care of Pauline. Arrangements by the McGaffigan Funera lHome PEPPERELL MA Please see: www.mcgaffiganfuneral.com.
Published in The Boston Globe on Dec. 3, 2017.
DUKE, Pauline Revere (Thayer) 83, of Pepperell, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017. She was surrounded by her family as she passed due to complications from failing health.
Born on June 12, 1934 to Duncan Forbes Thayer and Priscilla (McHenry) Thayer, Pauline and her three sisters grew up in Lancaster, MA. After marrying Winslow Duke in 1963, she moved to Pepperell to raise her family on Coontree Farm. She is survived by her loving husband Win, children Thayer David Sears (Mary Wattendorf), Pepperell, MA, Mary Thayer Duke, Delta, CO, John Winslow Duke (Claudia Pepin) of Mattapoisett, MA, grandchildren Jessica Villatoro, David Sears, Valerie Sears, Hayden Duke and Jonah Duke, her great grandson, Lawson Villatoro, her two sisters, Nina and her husband Samuel Adams of Manchester, MA and Julie Williams of Pepperell, MA. She was pre-deceased by her sister Priscilla Stewart Thayer, Lancaster, MA. She will be sorely missed by many, but forged a standard to strive for.
Services will be held privately for family. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations, in Pauline's memory, to the "Pauline T. Duke Trust, care of the Town of Pepperell". Send to David Sears, 75 Jewett St., Pepperell, MA. 01463. The funds will be used for new medical equipment for the fire department. Donations can also be made to The New Hampshire League of Craftsmen. (Gifts may be made by calling (603) 224-3375, ext.123 or via the web site: www.nhcrafts.org/support-donate- memorial- form.php) A very special thanks to the staff of Apple Valley Center, Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and UMASS Medical Center for their heart filled care of Pauline. Arrangements by the McGaffigan Funera lHome PEPPERELL MA Please see: www.mcgaffiganfuneral.com.
Published in The Boston Globe on Dec. 3, 2017.
Born on June 12, 1934 to Duncan Forbes Thayer and Priscilla (McHenry) Thayer, Pauline and her three sisters grew up in Lancaster, MA. After marrying Winslow Duke in 1963, she moved to Pepperell to raise her family on Coontree Farm. She is survived by her loving husband Win, children Thayer David Sears (Mary Wattendorf), Pepperell, MA, Mary Thayer Duke, Delta, CO, John Winslow Duke (Claudia Pepin) of Mattapoisett, MA, grandchildren Jessica Villatoro, David Sears, Valerie Sears, Hayden Duke and Jonah Duke, her great grandson, Lawson Villatoro, her two sisters, Nina and her husband Samuel Adams of Manchester, MA and Julie Williams of Pepperell, MA. She was pre-deceased by her sister Priscilla Stewart Thayer, Lancaster, MA. She will be sorely missed by many, but forged a standard to strive for.
Services will be held privately for family. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations, in Pauline's memory, to the "Pauline T. Duke Trust, care of the Town of Pepperell". Send to David Sears, 75 Jewett St., Pepperell, MA. 01463. The funds will be used for new medical equipment for the fire department. Donations can also be made to The New Hampshire League of Craftsmen. (Gifts may be made by calling (603) 224-3375, ext.123 or via the web site: www.nhcrafts.org/support-donate- memorial- form.php) A very special thanks to the staff of Apple Valley Center, Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and UMASS Medical Center for their heart filled care of Pauline. Arrangements by the McGaffigan Funera lHome PEPPERELL MA Please see: www.mcgaffiganfuneral.com.
Published in The Boston Globe on Dec. 3, 2017.
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