Alton, NH


Sally A. Schofield, age 80, of Main Street, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Portsmouth Regional Medical Center after a very brief illness.

Born on August 1, 1937 in Needham, MA, the daughter of Frank E. and Ada M. (Jefferson) Taylor, she was raised in Needham, MA and Gilmanton Iron Works (GIW), NH, where her parents owned the general store. Sally was a graduate of Holy Rosary High School, Rochester, NH class of 1955, and attended Mount Saint Mary College, in Hooksett, NH. After marriage in 1958 to Brian Schofield, she lived in Marlborough, MA from 1960-1987. The family owned a camp in GIW, NH for several years before permanently moving nearby to Alton, NH where she resided for over 30 years.

Sally was a selfless and loving wife and mother, raising and supporting a large active family of seven children. Locally, she worked at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro as a dietician's aide for 15 years until her retirement in 2002; subsequently many of her post-retirement years were devoted to the care of her son, severely injured in a motorcycle accident.

A faithful parishioner of St. Joan of Arc and then St. Katharine Drexel Church in Alton, Sally maintained a lifelong devotion to the rosary. In her spare time, she enjoyed quilting and sewing -- notable for her fine and period doll clothes, many of which were donated for charity events – and devising home improvement projects for Brian.

She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Brian Schofield, on July 1, 2016 and is now survived by her six sons: COL (USA) Matthew J. and his wife Joanne Schofield of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Michael E. Schofield of Laconia, NH; Steven P. Schofield and partner Edythe Trombetti of Alton, NH; Robert A. Schofield of Athol, MA; Brian T. "Butch" Schofield and partner, Robin Schofield, of Dayville, CT; Andrew D. and his wife Michele Schofield of Alton, NH. She also leaves a son-in-law, Daniel Blaisdell of Millbury, MA, predeceased by her daughter, Susan I. Blaisdell, a sister, Frances (Taylor) Quinn of Spruce Head, ME, 16 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, November 3, 2017 at St. Katharine Drexel Church, 40 Hidden Springs Road (Route 28N) in Alton, NH with Fr. Robert F. Cole, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow at the New Riverside Cemetery in Alton. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the St. Jude's Children Hospital. Arrangements by Peaslee Alton Funeral Home. To express condolences please visit: www.peasleefuneralhome.com