Robert "Bob" Cecil Peterson, 85, of Glen, formerly of Danvers, Mass., passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016.
He was the son of the late Sara (Nickerson) Stewart and the late Henry and Nancy O'Blenes.
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