HAVERHILL: Shirley (Peck) Schmidt, LPN, 85, of Haverhill, passed away Thursday December 11, 2014, at Penacook Place in Haverhill.

She was born in Waterbury, Conn., on October 11, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Athelm and Irene (Lucas) Peck.

Shirley was a graduate of Naugatuck High School, Class of 1947, Grace New Haven Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1962, and later graduated from Mattatuck Community College, Class of 1975 with a degree in Psychology. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a staff nurse at Penacook Place Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

Mrs. Schmidt was predeceased by her brother, Robert Peck; and her sister Lorraine Seegar.

She was the wife of the late William T. Schmidt; and is survived by her children, Kristen S. and her husband, Roderick Cameron of Aripeka, Fla., Karen S. and her husband, Nicholas Tarzia of Merrimac, Mass., Kathleen A. and her husband, Robert Porter of Newburyport, Mass., and Kurt W. Schmidt and his wife, Vickie, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; her sister, Lorraine P. DeSocio of Plainville, Conn.; 10 grandchildren, Sara Cameron-Morley, James Cameron, Jill Tarzia, Mary Edelstein, Jessica Dixon, Gregory Porter, Zachary Schmidt, Devon Turner, Matthew, and Joseph Schmidt; five great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her visitation on Monday, December 15th, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., at H.L. Farmer & Sons Bradford Funeral Home, 210 South Main St., Route 125, Bradford. Her funeral Mass will follow at 4 p.m. at Sacred Hearts Church, Bradford. Interment will be private. Her family would like to thank the staff at Penacook Place for their enduring compassion and care. Contributions in her memory may be made to Penacook Place Employee Fund, 150 Water St., Haverhill, MA 01830. Condolences to her family may be made at www.farmerfuneralhomes.com.