Jeanne M. Murphy

Jeanne M. (Peabody) Murphy, 81, beloved mother and grandmother, died Sunday, July 31, 2016 following a brief illness. Born in Boston on Oct. 2, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Ruth (Chambers) Peabody. She was raised and educated in Stoneham and was a graduate of Stoneham High School. A longtime resident of Melrose and Malden, Jeanne worked as a waitress at several Boston-area restaurants until 1987, when she graduated from Project Venture at North Shore Community College and then worked as a secretary until the time of her retirement. Jeanne loved the beach, lobster rolls & Snickers. She will especially miss her many dear friends at The Brookhouse in Salem, where she made her home for the last two years. She leaves her children, Cindy (Muse) Gaudette and her husband John of Danvers, Ken Murphy and his wife Donna of Rowley, and Catherine (Murphy) Hannon and her husband Kevin of Ft. Myers, FL, her siblings, Theodore “Ted” Peabody of Shelburne, NH and Marjorie Martin of Melrose, her grandchildren, Sandra Hiltz and her partner Morgan Payne, Eric, Steven, and Nicole Murphy, Joseph Pelletier, and Brandon and Breanna Hannon, two great-grandchildren, Cameron Lacroix-Hiltz and Joseph (JoJo) Pelletier IV, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her grandson, Jeffrey Hiltz. Funeral services will be held privately. Donations in Jeanne’s name may be made to The Brookhouse Home for Women, 180 Derby St., Salem, MA 01970.