Haverhill – Mary B. (Clark) Peel, 88, wife of the late Benjamin F. Peel, Jr. of Haverhill, died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Ridgewood Center in Bedford, New Hampshire after a long illness. She was born April 20, 1933, in Lawrence, the daughter of the late John F. and Mary B. (Donovan) Clark.
She was a graduate of Lawrence High School, 1950 and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1954. She began her Master’s Degree studies at the Sorbonne, Paris, France, and obtained both her Master’s Degree and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from Clark University, Worcester. She began her teaching career as a French and Latin teacher at Sutton High School, Sutton, Ma followed by teaching French at Wachusett Regional High School, Princeton, Ma and at Lynnfield High School prior to her many years teaching French at Haverhill High School. She was a St. John the Baptist Church parishioner where she served for many years as the CCD director as well as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector. She was a Past President of the Greater Lawrence College Club.
She is survived by her sister Ann Harty Wheeler, Orlando, FL, her nephew John J. and wife Janice (Deane) Harty, Manchester, New Hampshire and nieces Patricia A. Harty, Cocoa, FL and Kathleen M. Harty, Orlando, FL; her great nieces and nephews who affectionately called her Auntie Mame and Mamie. She was extremely close to all of them, Timothy J. and John J. Veltsos, Caitlin M., Kelsey T., James J. and Audrey P. Harty, Sarah A. (Taliento) and husband Branden Lambert, Angela B. Taliento and Ryan C. Taliento and his wife Fabiola Taliento . She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin F. Peel, Jr. and sons John Benjamin Peel and Benjamin Fielding (Biffy) Peel, III; her nephew Thomas F. Harty.
Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Monday, June 7 from 4:00PM until 7:00PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. Funeral services will begin on Tuesday morning at 9:00AM in the funeral Home with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Church, 110 Lincoln Avenue, Haverhill at 10:00AM. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, 130 N. Lowell Street, Methuen. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com
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Milton Taylor says
June 3, 2021 at 12:50 amI am really saddened to hear this. I didn’t have her for any class but she was special to all of us. A real Sweetheart, may she RIP!! My sincerest condolences to the family.
Karen Zybert says
June 3, 2021 at 7:04 pmMy sincere condolences to Mrs. Peele’s family. I studied 3 years of French with her and enjoyed every minute. It was with great joy that I ran into her again many years later at church. She was a great lady.
Bill Costello says
June 5, 2021 at 11:51 pmMrs. Peel was my homeroom and French teacher for my freshman year at HHS. She was passionate, caring, tough, and honest…exactly the type of person and teacher needed to control a rambunctious group of teenagers dipping their toes into a foreign language. But beyond that, she was also a kind soul that comforted me when she learned of the death of my cousin, a fellow student at Haverhill High School. When she learned of this, she asked me to stay after class. First thought…I’m in trouble. Instead, I got to see the side of an educator who not only cared about my practical education and related progress, but was genuinely interested in my well being. She let me know that it was ok to hurt and that healing takes time. She shared stories of her life and made me feel, well, better. I’d like to think that I’m a more caring and sympathetic person today because of what I learned from Mrs. Peel. My deepest and sincerest condolences to her family. She was a wonderful lady with a caring soul. RIP.
Nancy Griffin says
June 7, 2021 at 9:14 pmMy sister, Virginia Corey Colucci and myself, Nancy Corey Griffin, want to express our deepest sympathy to your family Ann. We were both reminiscing about all the great times we had growing up together. My sister does not use the computer so she asked me to express her condolences. She said Mary would always stop by to see her when she was vacationing on the Cape. My sister now lives in Rhode Island near three of her boys. I still live in Andover with my daughter Amy. Danny and his family is the only one close by. My other three are scattered in California, Texas & Virginia. We remember all the fun on Sunday mornings at your house with delicious donuts. I’d love to hear from you, Ann.
Nancy Griffin says
June 7, 2021 at 11:58 pmMy sister Virginia Corey Colucci and I Nancy Corey Griffin want to express our deepest sympathy to you Ann and your family. We so loved getting together with your family on many occasions, like Sunday mornings after church for drinks and donuts. My sister lives in Rhode Island now & lives near three of her boys. She told me to tell you she doesn’t use the computer so she asked me to speak for her. She mentioned that every time Mary was vacationing at the Cape she always made it a point to visit her. I still live in Andover with my daughter Amy. My son Dan & his family live close by; but my other three are scattered across the country in California, Texas & Virginia. I’d love to hear from you, Ann.