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Paul Griffin
November 19, 2025
She was a fine and gracious women
Paul Griffin
July 22, 2024
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Paul Griffin
July 22, 2023
She was a fine and gracious women
Bill Petersen
August 4, 2010
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August 1, 2010
Bobby and family my deepest sympathy,and old friend.
Paul Griffin(Charlestown,Ma)
paul griffin
August 1, 2010
Bobby and family accept my condolences and old friend.
Paul Griffin (Charlestown)
August 1, 2010
Best wishes, deepest sympathy
August 1, 2010
Sending our prayers and thoughts to Chrissie, Billie, Brad and Derek and Nana's extended family. Ruth was a gentle, kind and intelligent woman; one of the "real ladies" left in our world. God bless, The Players.
Dave Lino
August 1, 2010
Bob and family, with heartfelt sympathy and wonderful memories of your beautiful mother.
Love always, Dave & Kim, Courtney, and Ryan.
July 31, 2010
We send our love and heartfelt sympathy to Bill, Chrissy, Derek, Brad, Tom and Elena, Bob and Alice, and their families on the passing of "Nana" Petersen. Her kind,gentle presence made quite an impact on this world. She, clearly, will be very missed.
Steve, Mary, Molly, and Sophie Rokosz
Jo-Ann Thompson
July 31, 2010
Bill, my deepest sympathy to you and your family.
July 30, 2010
With sincerest sympathy to Bob, Tom & Bill, their wives and families. Your mother was easily the nicest lady we ever met. We will miss her and her constant kind words and cheerful attitude toward life. She was one in a million.
Patti & Walt Rokosz
Susan Pritchard
July 30, 2010
Bill:
Your Mom must have been an amazing woman to raise such a fine son.
My condolences to you and your family on her passing
July 30, 2010
Our deepest sympathy to all the Petersen family. We will always remember the fun times at CAMC and in Fl.
love mary,Dick MacLean Arne & Binky Al & Betty.
Betty Parechanian Woburn
Barbara Davis
July 30, 2010
Erica and the Petersen family,
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you in this time of grief. I hope that you can rely on your many fond memories, that I have heard from many of you, to bring you some comfort in this difficult time.
Love,
Barbara
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