Obituary of Marilyn S. Petersen

Marilyn S. Petersen, 93, of Prospect Street, Woodstock, CT, died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at St. Camillus Nursing Home in Whitinsville, MA. She was the wife of the late M. Scott Petersen. They were married November 24, 1949, at the Shead Farm on Dugg Hill Road in Woodstock. Marilyn was born June 1, 1923 in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Edgar and Helen (Grant) Shead. She worked as a bookkeeper at The Stillwater Mill in E. Woodstock and for Howard Neff at Utica Tools for over twenty years. She enjoyed reading and walking. Marilyn was a loving and caring Mother and Grandmother. She leaves her son Scott G. Petersen and his wife Diane of N. Grosvenordale; granddaughters Mary Ellen Petersen and Leanne P. Abram and her husband Dustin; Her brother Robert Shead and his wife Barbara of Webster, MA; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Donald Shead. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the East Woodstock Congregational Church, 220 Woodstock Road, East Woodstock, CT. Calling Hours will be Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, Woodstock. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to Muddy Brook Fire Department, PO Box 222, East Woodstock, CT 06244. Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com