PEABODY — Mr. Peter A. Carvel, age 91, of Peabody, formerly of Saugus and Lynn, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Salem Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Mary (Vrakas) Carvel.
Born in Kamares, Greece, he was the son of the late Penelope and Andrew Karvelis. He had lived in Lynn when he first came to this country and then in Saugus for more than 35 years prior to moving to Peabody in 2008.
Peter had worked for Champion Lamp until his retirement in 1990. He was a longtime member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Lynn. Peter loved gardening and walking.
He is survived by four children; Patty McLaughlin and her husband Michael, with whom he resided of Peabody, Debbie Aldrich and her husband David of Lincoln, R.I., Drew Carvel and his wife Clare of Danvers, and Penny Georgenes and her husband Mike of Northridge, Calif., five grandchildren; Kara McLaughlin of Peabody, Kristen McLaughlin of Brentwood, Calif., Peter Aldrich of Huntington, Vt., Stephanie Carvel of Danvers, and Tara Ahern and her husband Chris of Sylmar, Calif., and two great-grandchildren; Rosalie and Bruno Ahern of Sylmar, Calif. He was the brother of the late Nicholas, Eva and Bishop Pavlo Karvelis.
Service information: His funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be in the Church prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Donations in his memory may be made to St. George Greek Orthodox Church 54 S. Common St., Lynn, MA 01902. Arrangements are under the direction of the SOLIMINE Funeral Homes 426 Broadway (Rte. 129), Lynn. Directions and guestbook at solimine.com.