Sandra W. (Kuechler) Perkins, 76, of Mattapoisett, died August 15, peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Peter B. Perkins.

Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Walter and Marion S. (Whiting) Kuechler) she was raised in Fairhaven and lived in Mattapoisett for many years. She was formerly employed as a secretary at Old Rochester Regional High School for several years.

Sandra’s love of boating began while sailing her beetle cat, Kue San, on the waters of the New Bedford and Fairhaven harbor in front of her childhood home. She continued her love of boating as she and her husband Peter joined friends Harold and Phyllis Magee and Peter and Ann Briggs along the New England shores crewing on their boats.

A tour of Sandra’s gardens was a treat to fellow gardeners and for people walking by her yard. She loved planting special new young plants among her well-established beauties. Sandra’s love of tradition glowed at Yuletide when she and Peter set up their extensive Christmas Village throughout the rooms and up the stairs delighting every viewer. The door at 21 North St. was always exquisite, usually with many plant materials. Her beautifully wrapped gift was a gift in itself.

Sandra was a graduate of Fairhaven High School and Colby Sawyer College. She was a member of the Cushin Cemetery Board of Trustees for many years.

Survivors include her husband; son, David Perkins and his wife Bodil, of Mattapoisett; a daughter, Heidi Zenie and her partner Charles Demorest of Killingworth, Conn.; five grandchildren, Peter, Haakon and Adam Perkins, Katelyn and Matthew Zenie; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Kurt Kuechler.

Private arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Road, Route 6, Mattapoisett. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Cushing Cemetery, P.O. Box 1013, Mattapoisett, MA 02739.