Patricia D. Peabody

Patricia D. Peabody was born in Mount Vernon, New York on September 26, 1937. She is pre-deceased by her first husband Lawrence B. Bill and her second husband, Alexander S. Peabody. She also is predeceased by her parents, Philomena and Timothy Dufficy, her brother Timothy M. Dufficy Jr., and her sisters Dorothy Finger, Maureen Kammerer, and Kathleen Schaeffer.

She leaves behind her three children Molly S. Bill (David M. Meader), Alexandra B. McCauley, and John G. Bill III (Keri T. Bill), her five grandchildren Oscar L. McCauley, Shea A. McCauley, Bridget K. Bill, Kieran D. Bill, and Korty G. Meader. In addition, she leaves behind her sister Helen DeRoma, her sister-in-law Carol Dufficy, and several nieces and nephews.

Patricia grew up in Mount Vernon, New York in a family of six siblings to a loving Irish family. She loved performing Irish step dancing with her sister Dorothy. She attended Fordham University and graduated from Katherine Gibbs business school. She was a model with many local companies through the Ford Modelling Agency. 

Patricia started her business career in the copy department of Young and Rubicam Inc. and later worked in real estate relocation services and property management. 

Patricia married Lawrence B. Bill and moved to Connecticut where she raised three beautiful children that meant the world to her. She loved reading, gardening, decorating and collecting antiques. 

After raising her children, she married Alexander S. Peabody and enjoyed 20 years of marriage. Upon his death, she reconnected with her high school sweetheart Kenneth Stuart with whom she remained with until she passed. 

Pat will be missed by her family and friends. She was incredibly close to her children and grandchildren who know her as Mimi. She was someone who always had her door open to help others during times of sadness, life struggles, and sharing happy occasions. She was considered as a second mother to many of the people she touched throughout her life. 

Her unconditional love will forever live on in the hearts of so many. 

A visitation will be held Friday, February 14th from 4-7 p.m. in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, February 15th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Pius X Church, 834 Brookside Drive, Fairfield. Entombment will follow in the Oak Lawn Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Pat’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105 or the CT Humane Society, 455 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880.