FAITH PEAK of Hadley, MA, April 10, 1927 – July 20, 2020
On Monday, July 20, 2020, Faith Peak, 93, passed away peacefully at the Elaine Center in Hadley. She lived most of her life in Cambridge and Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Daughter of W. Burton and Marguerite Webster, Faith was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, David C. Peak. She is survived by her daughter Sarah Page and her husband Chris of Belchertown, and daughter Joy Harju and her husband Andrew and beloved grandson Blake of Wellesley.
Faith graduated from Brimmer and May School and attended Wheelock College. Before marriage, she worked at Harvard University and later supported her husband in managing Howard F. Peak and Sons Roofing. Faith was also an administrative assistant in the guidance department at Cambridge, Rindge and Latin School. After settling in Hyannis in 1974, she worked for many years at Cape Cod Candies.
She is remembered for her friendly and enthusiastic spirit, her thoughtfulness, and love of flower gardening and singing. She performed with the Handel and Hayden chorus in her younger years and enjoyed attending Boston Symphony concerts into her 80s. While in Cambridge, she was a member of the Skating Club of Boston performing with her family in Ice Chips. On the Cape, she was a member of the Hyannis Yacht Club where her family enjoyed boating and swimming.
Faith was a strong believer in prayer and the power of love. As a young woman, she was a member of The First Church of Christ Scientist in Cambridge and in Natick later in life. While raising her family, she was active in the First Parish in Cambridge and in the First Baptist Church of Hyannis and its Women’s Fellowship.
A private memorial service will be held at Oak Grove cemetery in Hyannis. Memorial gifts may be made to: the Boston Symphony, https://www.bso.org/Forms/Donation or the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, https://masshort.org/support/donate/.