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Claire Doris Huntoon

Claire D. (Peabody)
Huntoon, died Thursday evening, October 4, 2007 at the Lawrence Memorial
Hospital in Medford after a long illness, she was 74. Born on October 2, 1933
the daughter of the late Walter & Bertha (Gordon) Peabody. Claire was born in
Everett and educated in the Everett school system and was a graduate of Everett
High School Class of 1951.
When Claire graduated
she started her working career with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in
Boston working as an accounts payable clerk and later as a secretary for the
next thirty-eight years until her retirement in the early 1990’s. She was a
member of the Quarter Century Club of Liberty Mutual. Claire was an active
member of the First Parish in Malden Universalist. In her spare time she
enjoyed water aerobics with her sister-in-law Mary, at the YMCA in Malden and
reading a good book.
She is survived by her sister–in-law Mary S.
Peabody of Malden and several cousins and 2nd cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her husband Charles Huntoon, her father Walter I. Peabody Sr., her
mother Bertha Gordon, and her brother Walter I. Peabody Jr.
Relatives and friends
are invited to visiting hours in the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home,
144 Salem St., Malden, on Tuesday, October 9th. from 4-6 PM.
Contributions in Claire’s memory may be made to
the Arthritis Foundation Inc. 29 Crafts Rd., Newton, MA 02458.
A graveside service
will be held in the Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden on Friday, October
9, 2007 at 11 AM with the Rev. David M. Host of the First Parish in Malden
Universalist officiating.
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