Gwendolyn Place passed away peacefully at her home with family on July 14, 2024. She was born in Saugus, Massachusetts on March 30, 1930 to Kenneth and Esther Larkin. She attended Katharine Gibbs School in Boston where she completed secretarial training. Upon graduation, she worked for Loomis, Sales & Company. On October 10, 1953, she married her beloved husband, Christopher Place. They had a cherished marriage until his death in 2013. Together, they had two daughters - Christine Taylor and Susan Merrell.
Gwen and Chris were fortunate to travel widely through Chris’s career as a flight engineer for Pan American Airlines. They lived for many happy years in Redding, Connecticut, where Gwen was very active in her community and church, Christ Church. She retired first to Grantham and then to New London to be closer to her children and grandchildren. She remained active in St. Andrews Church in New London.
Gwen’s family was deeply important to her. She was very proud of her children and grandchildren Her grandchildren and great grandchildren brought her much joy.
Gwen was predeceased by her dear husband, Chris. She is survived by her daughters Christine and Susan, her sons-in-law Jack Taylor and Tom Merrell, her brother David Larkin, her grandchildren and their spouses Ben Taylor (Beth Williams), Susan (Garrett) Wasp, Hannah Merrell, and Caroline (Connor) Eck, and her great grandchildren Jack and Remy Wasp, Henry and June Taylor, and Charlotte Eck.
A memorial service will be held on September 28, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Gould Road, New London, NH.
Memorial donations can be made to St. Andrews Church in New London, New Hampshire.
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