PETERBOROUGH — Christine C. (Weir) Black, of Peterborough died peacefully at her home on May 14, 2010.

She was born on Jan. 9, 1918, in Edinburgh, Scotland to David and Christina (Sinclair) Weir.
She was educated at St. George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh, and the Bergman Osterberg Union, Dartford College, University of London.

During World War II she taught physical education at St. George’s School.
In 1943 she married the Rev. Hubert Black, minister of St. John’s Church in Newton-Stewart. In 1948 she and her family moved to Dalkeith, outside Edinburgh, where she raised two children before emigrating in 1958 to the United States.

Mrs. Black then lived with her family in Fayetteville, N.C., where her third child was born. After moving to Baltimore, Md., in 1964, she was employed as a physical therapist at Children’s Hospital.
Upon retirement, Mrs. Black and her husband lived in Point Roberts, Wash.; Tahoe-Donner, Calif., and Mountain View, Calif., where she pursued her interests in Scottish country dancing, Chinese brush painting, skiing, calligraphy and hospital volunteering. She was a lifelong avid golfer.
In 1997, Mrs. Black and her husband moved to Peterborough. After her husband’s death in 1998, she lived at the Scott-Farrar Home until moving to the home of her daughter and son-in-law in 2005.

Mrs. Black is survived by her daughter, Lorraine Black Bishop, and her husband, Bradford Taylor; her son, Michael J. Black and his wife, Lee Millward, of Providence, R.I.; and three grandchildren.
A son, James H. Black, predeceased her in 1991.

At Mrs. Black’s request, there will be no calling hours and services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Memorial donations may be made in Mrs. Black’s name to Hospice at HCS, P.O. Box 496, Peterborough, 03458.

The Cournoyer Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Jaffrey is assisting the family with arrangements.