Peter Vail Obituary
The memory of Peter Vail of Merrimac, Massachusetts, who passed away on October 10, 2025 at the age of 79, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Harvel Vail and Ruth Vail (Robinson); and his brother H. Robinson Vail. He is survived by: his wife Judy of Merrimac; his children, Christopher Vail (Andrea) of Chesapeake, VA, Timothy Vail (Heather) of Arnold, MD and Kimberly Ragoza (Jeff) of Newburyport; his grandchildren, Connor, Hayden Vail of Chesapeake, VA, Charlotte and Theodore Vail (Teddy) of Arnold, MD; and his sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Vail of Wakefield, NH, Nancy Swanson (John) of Dartmouth, Deborah Talbot (Larry) of Swampscott and Susan Brady (Art) of Peabody. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, November 8th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the O'Donnell Cremations-Funerals (167 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923).
In lieu of flowers, donations in Peter's memory may be made to Breakthrough T1D at https://www.breakthrought1d.org.
