Kathryn Lloyd Peake

PEAKE, Kathryn Lloyd
Kalamazoo, Michigan Passed away Saturday, June 28 at home after a brief illness. Mrs. Peake was born on September 15, 1927 in Mars, PA. She graduated from Mars High School before pursuing further education at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital School of X-ray Technology. It was while working as an x-ray technician at University Hospital in Philadelphia that she met her future husband, Charles O. Peake, M.D. They were married in 1952 and in 1955 moved to Kalamazoo where they remained until they retired to Longboat Key, FL in 1999. While Chuck focused on building his medical practice, Kay began raising their family. Their first child, Patti was born in September, 1955. A son, John followed in March of 1958 and a second son, Chas in June of 1960. Kay was involved in the Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine Auxiliary, The American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Kalamazoo Art Institute and various other charities and was well regarded for her keen eye in interior design. Kay was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Goldie Mathiott and two sisters Emiline Wiegand and Virginia Mertz. In November 1999, after 47 years of marriage, Chuck passed away at their home in Florida. A year later Kay moved back to Kalamazoo. Kay is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Art Hirsch of Boulder, CO, her son, John D. Peake of Tampa, FL and son and daughter-in-law, Chas and Julie Peake of Portage, MI. She is also survived by four grandsons, Kellen and Noah Hirsch of Boulder, CO and Jacob and Jackson Peake of Portage, and a nephew, Erik Peake of Hickory, NC. The family will receive friends at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. on Tuesday from 5-8 PM. A private interment will take place in Pentwater, MI where Chuck and Kay had their summer home. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. www.langelands.com 343-1508