Marguerite Peggy Phylis LeBlanc Hawley

HAWLEY (Leblanc), Marguerite “Peggy”, 87, of Walpole, former lifelong resident of Norwood, died Wednesday, July 17, after a long illness. Beloved wife of the late Neil G. Hawley, Jr. of Norwood, dear mother of Dr. Thomas Hawley and Carol Boisen, Diane and Robert Pinette, Jr., Linda and Steve Davenport , all of Norwood, Dr. David Hawley and Leisa Weld of Victoria, BC, Canada, Carol and Scott Scrima of Hollis, NH, June and Robert Todd Steinweg, of Arnold, MD, and Janet and Andrew Michienzi of Needham and sister to Harold and Marian Leblanc of Palm Desert, CA, Paul and Martha Leblanc of Dennis Port, MA, Harvey and Pat Leblanc of Norwood, MA. Peggy is also survived by 22 grandchildren, three great-granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. She was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, into one of the first Acadian families to settle in North America. She moved as a young child to Long Island, NY then settled in Norwood in her teens. Peggy loved spending time with her family, visiting Cape Cod and Florida, eating seafood, spending time by the ocean, taking cruises and dancing with Neil. She read two newspapers daily. She served for many years as a LPN and later as a volunteer at Norwood Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 27, at 10:00 AM from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St., (Rt. 1A) NORWOOD, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM in St. Catherine of Siena Church, Norwood. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. The family will receive visitors on Friday, July 26, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation, www.iwmf.com, or a charity of your choice.