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Sylvia Margaret <I>Peterson</I> Blount

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Sylvia Margaret Peterson Blount

Birth
Florida, USA
Death
7 May 2010 (aged 77)
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Burial
Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E-1 Row 60 Site 1645
Memorial ID
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Sylvia Peterson Blount February 17, 1933 - May 7, 2010 Milton, FL - Sylvia Peterson Blount, of Milton, FL, formerly of Woodstock, CT, passed from this life in Pensacola, FL on Friday, May 7, 2010. Beloved wife of Charles Blount.

Born February 17, 1933 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Elmer M. and Lottie (Pansar) Peterson. She is survived by three brothers and predeceased by four brothers. She attended Woodstock Schools and graduated from the Roger Williams Hospital School of Nursing in 1953 and later received degrees at Salve Regina University and Boston University School of Nursing. She completed 30 years of service with the Department of Veteran Affairs, retiring as the Chief of Nursing Service at the Cincinnati, OH VA Medical Center. She had also been an Assistant Nursing Professor at the URI College of Nursing. In 1984 she was chosen as the RI Federal Employee of the Year while serving at the VA Medical Center, Davis Park. She was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau, the National Honor Society for Nursing and a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She had parts in several theatrical productions in the Pensacola area.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church by the Pastor Dennis O'Brien in Milton on Tuesday. Calling Hours were held on Saturday, May 15th from 48 Grove Street, Putnam. Interment in the RI Veteran Cemetery in Exeter, RI, at a later date. I
n lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 1631 Park Avenue, Milton, FL 32570 or Covenant Hospice, 5041 North 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32504. To share a memory "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com

Published in Norwich Bulletin on May 12, 2010 2010.
Sylvia Peterson Blount February 17, 1933 - May 7, 2010 Milton, FL - Sylvia Peterson Blount, of Milton, FL, formerly of Woodstock, CT, passed from this life in Pensacola, FL on Friday, May 7, 2010. Beloved wife of Charles Blount.

Born February 17, 1933 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late Elmer M. and Lottie (Pansar) Peterson. She is survived by three brothers and predeceased by four brothers. She attended Woodstock Schools and graduated from the Roger Williams Hospital School of Nursing in 1953 and later received degrees at Salve Regina University and Boston University School of Nursing. She completed 30 years of service with the Department of Veteran Affairs, retiring as the Chief of Nursing Service at the Cincinnati, OH VA Medical Center. She had also been an Assistant Nursing Professor at the URI College of Nursing. In 1984 she was chosen as the RI Federal Employee of the Year while serving at the VA Medical Center, Davis Park. She was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau, the National Honor Society for Nursing and a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She had parts in several theatrical productions in the Pensacola area.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church by the Pastor Dennis O'Brien in Milton on Tuesday. Calling Hours were held on Saturday, May 15th from 48 Grove Street, Putnam. Interment in the RI Veteran Cemetery in Exeter, RI, at a later date. I
n lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 1631 Park Avenue, Milton, FL 32570 or Covenant Hospice, 5041 North 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32504. To share a memory "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com

Published in Norwich Bulletin on May 12, 2010 2010.


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