Peabody – Richard T. Felteau 93, beloved husband of Virginia (Warry) Felteau, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Born and raised in Lynn, he was the son of the late Edward and Helene (Paris) Felteau. He received his education in the Lynn school system and graduated from Lynn Classical High School, class of 1946.

An honorably discharged veteran, he served his country during World War II as a member of the United States Navy.

Mr. Felteau had been employed for forty years as a heliarc welder at the General Electric Company in it’s Lynn and Everett plants, until the time of his retirement in 1988.

A resident of Peabody for the past sixty-eight years, he was a member of the Bass Rocks County Club in Gloucester. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed both the Red Sox and Patriots and was an accomplished baseball player as a young man. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend who will be missed by all who knew him.

In addition to his wife with whom he shared seventy years of marriage, he is survived by a daughter, Paula Warden and her husband, Gregg of Rowley, two sons, Richard Felteau and his wife, Lois “Louise” of Georgetown and John Felteau and his wife, Noreen of Peabody, six grandchildren, Grant Felteau, Sabrina Felteau, Matthew Warden and his wife, Susannah, Alexandra Warden, Jacqueline Felteau and Jonathan Felteau and three great grandchildren, Bella Speed, Grace Warden and Graham Warden. He was also the brother of the late Lionel Felteau and Irene Vinneau.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours will be held at the Conway Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody, Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 6 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend and kindly asked to wear a face mask. His funeral service and burial will be held privately on Friday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.