WALSH, Joan M. Of Peabody and Rockport, formerly of Reading, MA, beloved wife of the late John F. Walsh, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2020. Born in Woburn, MA in 1931 to the late Charles P. and Margaret (Dwyer) Murphy. Joan was a graduate of the Lowell State Teachers College and taught elementary school abroad and in Wilmington before retiring to open The Snow Goose shop on Bear Skin Neck in Rockport. She was a member of the Rockport Garden Club and spent time working with children at the Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center. Devoted mother to her six children, Elaine Walsh, Lucy Walsh, Mary Jennifer Walsh, Johanna Dunlavey and her husband Timothy, John (Sean) Walsh, and Elizabeth Buswick and her husband Geoffrey; six grandchildren, Catherine, Aidan, and Hannah Dunlavey, Margaret and Charlotte Buswick, and Leo Walsh, She is also survived by niece Siobhan Roarke Mahaney and nephew David Roarke and leaves behind many close and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her sister Virginia Murphy Roarke and nephew Douglas Roarke. Services for Joan will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to benefit the Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center, Office of Development, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 1stFloor Boston, MA 02188. Arrangements by the Campbell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot Street, Beverly. Information, directions and condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com.