GLOUCESTER – E. Pearl (Sargent) Goodwin, 95, formerly of Colonial Street, died Sunday, November 16, 2014. She was the wife of the late Percy E. Goodwin, Jr., who died in November of 2001. They had shared nearly sixty years of marriage. Born in Gloucester on December 29, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Harvey S. and Edith S. (Duff) Sargent. She was a lifelong resident of Gloucester and a graduate of the Gloucester High School class of 1936. Pearl worked in the office at the former W. G. Brown Department Store for many years and later in production control for Quincy Cold Storage until her retirement in 1980. She enjoyed quilting and relished time spent in her vegetable and flower gardens. Pearl was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church, where she was active in the Ladies Society as well as Steven’s Fellowship. A loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by a daughter, Marion L. Goodwin of North Reading; a son, Robert D., husband of Carla A. (Banelli) Goodwin of Lakeville, MA; son-in-law, David K. Knudson; four grandchildren, Seth W., husband of Kari Knudson, Christa N., wife of Kent Benson, Jenifer L., wife of Jonathan Scully, Kelly B., wife of T. Jake Fish, five great-grandchildren, William B. Knudson, Annika G Knudson, Brayden J. Benson, Madeline G. Scully, Lilah R. Scully, and one due in December; her sister-in-law, Catherine Sargent, and many nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by her daughter, Jane L. Knudson. Graveside committal services will be held on Friday morning in the Seaside Cemetery, Lanesville at 11 a.m. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday in the Pike-Grondin Funeral Home, 61 Middle Street, Gloucester from 4 – 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. A celebration of Pearl’s life will be held in the Spring on a day and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Essex County Greenbelt Association, 82 Essex Ave., Essex, MA 01929 or www.ecga.org.
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