Lynne Peirce

August 15, 2008 at her Sunapee home. She was born in Peoria, IL on June 1, 1943 the daughter of John and Alice (Findley) Reno. She graduated from Western High School in 1961 (Macomb, Illinois), Colby Jr. College in New London, NH and then went on to Katherine Gibbs in Boston. Mrs. Peirce had been a secretary for Time Life Magazine in the Advertising Sales Dept when she met and married her husband. Her husband's work took them to Brazil where their oldest child was born and they returned to the United States and settled in Wayland, MA in 1969. They lived in London from 1978-1981 and in Madrid from 1981-1983, and then returned to Wayland. They made their home in Miami from 1995-1999 and then in Sunapee, NH and Vero Beach, FL. Mrs. Peirce had been coming to the Sunapee area since the 1950's. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of New London. She had recently accepted an invitation to serve on Colby-Sawyer's President's Alumni Advisory Board commencing this October. She served on the Women's Committee of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts in the mid-1990s. She also was involved in a Boston Crisis Intervention Hotline and was active with the Home for Little Wanderers. She was an avid bridge player and exceptional golfer. Family was the most important part of her life and she so looked forward to seeing her grandchildren grow. Members of her surviving family include her husband of 42 years, Gilbert S. Peirce of Sunapee and Vero Beach; two sons, Jay Peirce of Aventura, FL and Bradford Peirce of Newburyport, MA; a daughter, Michelle Pierotti of Fairfield, CT; seven grandchildren, Alec, Luca, Liam, Finn, Bodhe, William, and Bella; a brother, John Reno of Winchester, MA; nieces, nephews, cousins and an aunt, Marion. A memorial service will be held on September 20, 2008 at 2 p.m. at The First Baptist Church of New London, which is located on Main Street. A memorial service will also be held in Vero Beach, FL at a later date. Private burial will be in West Part Cemetery, New London, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: DHMC - Brain Tumor Research Fund, DHMC Office of Development, Attn: Michele Clark, One Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH 03756 or to the Lynne Peirce Playground Fund, (details to follow), Lake Sunapee Bank, 565 Route 11, Sunapee, NH 03782. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is assisting the family with arrangements.