Obituary of Joan H. (Schecker) Hamilton
Joan H. (Schecker) Hamilton, 81, of Peabody, and formerly of Leominster and Needham, died unexpectedly Saturday at the Lahey Clinic North in Peabody. She was the wife of Charles W. Hamilton.
She was born in Richmond, VA on January 18, 1932, and was adopted by Daniel and Leah (Freeman) Schecker and was raised in Winthrop, MA where she enjoyed the ocean waters and loved swimming at the beaches there.
She later resided in the Needham and Newton area and had been a real estate agent for Century 21 and later for Jack Conway Realtors both there and in Leominster where she had resided for 42 years before moving the BrooksbyVillage in Peabody 1 and one half years ago.
Joan was a talented artist and loved doing oil paintings. She also enjoyed swimming at swim club pools and had been a member for many years with the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Charles Hamilton of Peabody, a son Kenneth Ross Glazier of Fairhaven, MA, a daughter and son-in-law, Sheri and Russell Wall of East Hampton, MA, her two grandchildren, Justin and Kevin Wall and 3 great grandsons Calvin, Zachary and Nicholas Wall, 4 step- children, John Hamilton Jr, of Chicago, William Hamilton of Marblehead, Cheryl Allen of Ft. Wayne, IN and Joel Hamilton and his wife Coleen who she admired dearly of Amesbury, 15 step grandchildren and many step great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Lori-Sue Glazier, Linda Umbro and sister of the late Stephen Schecker.
A Visitation will be held on Friday from 10:30 until 11:30 AM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility followed by Services there at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited.
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Cemetery Service
Friday, October 18, 2013Harmony Grove CrematoryGrove StreetSalem, MA1:00PM
Funeral
Friday, October 18, 2013Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home82 Lynn StreetPeabody, MA11:30AM
Visitation 1
Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home82 Lynn StreetPeabody, MAFriday, October 18, 201310:30AM11:30AM
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