FEEDING HILLS – Marsha R. Peterson, 61, of Feeding Hills died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at home. She was born in Kansas City, MO on March 23, 1952 to Claude and Mabel (Culter) Silsbee and has lived in Feeding Hills since 1978.Marsha graduated from Commerce High School in Springfield and was employed in the Accounting Department at Smith and Wesson for thirty-nine years. She loved plants, flowers and collecting owl figurines.
Marsha leaves her husband of forty-three years Peter F. Peterson; a daughter, Darlene P. Peterson of Feeding Hills; a brother, Samuel Christian and his wife Jean of Chicopee; a sister, Mary Pirog and her husband Jim of Chicopee; a grandson, Aaron O’Connell of Feeding Hills and a niece, Carla Rouke and her husband William of Longmeadow. She also leaves best friends Jim and Tracie Cyr of Holyoke.
The funeral will be Saturday, January 18th at 3:00 p.m. at Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, MA. A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1848, Longmont, CO 80502.
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