- Date Of Birth: September 2, 1914
- Date Of Death: November 6, 2007
- State: Massachusetts
UPTON – Beatrice L. (Negus) Perkins, 93, a lifelong Upton resident, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation of Milford where she had been a patient since August. She was the widow of Leslie E. Perkins, who died in 1975.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Upton, the daughter of the late Harry E. and Julia (Noe) Negus. A member of the Class of 1933 of the former St. Mary’s High School in Milford, she was a hat worker at the former Kartiganer Hat Company for many years and also worked as a kitchen aide at the Milford Medical Home.
She leaves one son, Leslie E. Perkins, Jr., of Lantana, FL; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Another son, David E. Perkins, died in 1995.
celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2007