Barbara P. "Polly" (Pickering) Hunewill passed away at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on December 20, 2020. She was 96 years of age. Barbara was born in Somerville on October 17, 1924 to the late John & Evelyn (Brooks) Pickering. She was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School in 1942. Barbara and her late husband Robert moved to Melrose in 1957 and has been a resident ever since. After raising her family Barbara worked for several food brokers in the local area until her retirement at the age of 65. She loved taking trips with her husband to Europe and Alaska and spending summers at their summer home in Meredith on Lake Winnipesaukee. Barbara also enjoyed knitting, going to bingo with her girlfriends and was an avid reader. Mrs. Hunewill was the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Hunewill. Loving mother of Kimberly A. Hall & her husband Pat-Kevin of Melrose and Barbara L. Moretto & her husband Nicholas of Middleton. Cherished grandmother of Nicholas Moretto III & his wife Ilyssa, Robert Moretto and Michaella. Proud great grandmother of Nicholas Moretto IV and Marciana Rose Moretto. Also survived by several nieces & nephews. Due to Covid 19 the funeral service and burial at Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose will be private. Arrangements by The Gately Funeral Home, Melrose. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Barbara's name to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children, 51 Blossom St. Boston, MA 02114 or @ www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/boston.