Mrs. Anna (Ekstrom) Peterson of Melrose died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare. She was 97 years old.
Anna was born in Cambridge, MA daughter of the late Lars Ekstrom and Emma Ekstrom. Anna was raised in Wakefield and Saugus and has been a long time resident of Melrose. She was the wife of the late Carl W. Peterson.Surviving her are two sons, Gerald C. Peterson and his wife Marjorie of West Newbury and Lloyd W. Peterson of Dunbarton, NH. Sister of Ina E. Down and her husband Erle of Melrose and the late Oscar E. Ekstrom. Grandmother of Jason H. Peterson and his wife Lee, JaredL. Peterson and his wife Tammy, Chris C. Peterson and Katrina L. Peterson Yepez and her husband James. Also survived by 4 great-grandchildren.
She worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commission for the Blind and she was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church in Melrose.