Mrs. Winnifred E. (Peddle) Hefford, of York, ME, a former long-time resident of Melrose, died at the Sentry Hill Nursing Home in York Harbor, Maine on Monday, November 19, 2007.She was 96 years old.
Mrs. Hefford was born in Spaniards Bay, Newfoundland on October 9, 1911, a daughter of the late Robert Peddle and Leah (Yetman) Peddle.
Winnifred moved to the United States from Newfoundland in 1930 at the age of 19.As a 59 year resident of Melrose, she was a long-time member of Trinity Church. She volunteered at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and was a member of the Melrose Senior Citizens Group.
She was the loving wife of the late Hubert A. Hefford.Devoted mother of Col. Robert A. Hefford (Ret.) of Austin, TX and his wife Valerie, S. Bernice Henderson and her husband Donald of NH and Charles R. Hefford and his wife, Charlotte of York, ME.Dear sister of Joseph Peddle of Newfoundland, CN and the late Douglass Peddle, Myrtle Gosse and Lillian Smith.Grandmother of the late Robert B. Hefford.Also survived by 13 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.