Catherine Mildred Peterson

Corfu - Catherine Mildred Peterson (nee Hoyt) passed away Tuesday (March 22, 2016) at Genesee County Nursing Home surrounded by her family.

 

Mildred (Milly) was born in Medina, NY on Aug. 20, 1924 to the late James and Catherine (nee Gallagher) Hoyt. She married the late Alvin John Peterson of Corfu, NY on July 27, 1946. She was the sister of the late Marie Jeanette Buchholz, Loretta Vickland, Doris Rand, and Paul Smith.

Milly was a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. She worked at Bell Aircraft prior to her marriage. She spent her married life raising her family. She lost her son, Gary Lawrence Peterson, in February 1975 due to a fatal car crash.

Milly is survived and will be greatly missed by her two daughters, Marla (Daniel) Paterson of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kathleen (William) O’Shea of Corfu. She was blessed with six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Milly is also survived by a sister-in-law, Irene (Andrew) Staebell and many nieces and nephews.

Friends and family are invited to calling hours Friday, March 25 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the C.B. Beach & Son Mortuary, Inc., 4 E. Main St., Corfu, NY. Funeral services will be held at the mortuary on Saturday March 26 at 10 a.m.