Obituary of Norma Maloney

Norma Maloney, 92, of Peabody died Sunday, April 5, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA. following a brief illness. Born on July, 26 1927, to Charles and Marybelle (Bowie) Lee. Norma was raised and educated in Medford, MA. On September 14th, 1952, she married her husband of 59 years, the late Richard W. Maloney, who predeceased her in 2011. For 30 years they lived in Newburyport, MA, where they raised their three sons, before moving to Danvers and Peabody 19 years ago. Norma worked for 15 years as Office Administration Manager for Dura-Fab, Inc. in Rowley. She cherished family and friends, and enjoyed spending many summers with them at the family’s summer home on Long Lake in Harrison, Maine. Later in life, she enjoyed traveling to Europe with her husband and, in recent years, traveling to southern California where two of her sons reside. Norma was a member of the Community Covenant Church of Peabody. In addition to her late husband, Norma was predeceased by her oldest son, Daniel J. Maloney, as well as her brother Frederick Lee (“Buddy”), and his wife Peg. She is survived by two sons, James M. Maloney and his former wife Jennifer of Mission Viejo, CA and Kevin M. Maloney and his husband Barry Adams, of Palm Springs, CA. Also surviving is her daughter-in-law, Stephanie (Bedell) Maloney of Peabody, grandchildren: Leanne Burnett and her husband Adam of Peabody; Michael Maloney and his partner Annie Golovcsenko of Arlington, VA; Samantha and Jacquelyn Maloney, both of Mission Viejo, CA; one great-grandchild, Amy Burnett, of Peabody, and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park cemetery. Donations in Norma’s memory may be made to Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St., Peabody, MA 01960.