Obituary of Teresa Marie Peters

Teresa Marie Peters was born in New York City as the only child of Josephine F. Zigmund and George A. Godfrey, Terry lived her early years in Crestwood, Westchester County, NY. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, NY in 1943. Terry then married her soul mate, John J. Peters, on August 16, 1947 in Crestwood, NY. Terry and John lived in Yonkers and Hawthorne, NY, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, Short Hills and Cranbury, NJ, before retiring to Hampstead, NC. They then found their way to the Villages in Florida for their "second retirement" in November 1999. For the past eighteen months, they have been residents of Homewood in The Villages. During the 1960's, Terry worked as a secretary for Reichold Chemicals in White Plains, NY and for a short time as a bookkeeper for Hudson's Department Store while living in Michigan. She loved to travel though and cherished several family vacations with her children to Williamsburg and Charlottesville, VA. They also took memorable road trips to places like Cape Cod, Niagara Falls, and Mackinaw Island in Michigan. Terry and John also had the opportunity to visit abroad to places such as London, Paris, Rome, and Athens, along with parts of the Far East and Scandinavia. This included special memories of crossing "The Pond" on the Queen Mary II, as well as various cruises including the Caribbean and Nova Scotia. One of Terry's favorite memories of her time in Rome was when Chef Alfredo made his famous pasta for her tableside. Terry and John also enjoyed trips to Hawaii and a cross-country train ride to the west coast on the "Silver Bullet" to see the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park. When she wasn't traveling, Terry also enjoyed making ceramics, bowling, going to the theater, and playing golf with the "9 Holer's", while she lived in North Carolina. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be remembered for her keen sense of humor and laugh, her renowned talents as a wonderful cook, and her love and appreciation for nature, especially her fondness for pansies which she collected along with other items from her travels. Terry is survived by her devoted husband of over 62 years, John J. Peters, her son John G. Peters, Delray Beach, FL, her daughter, Teresa A. Peters, from Wanaque, NJ, and her loving grandchildren, James R. Peters and his wife Lori, from Cream Ridge, NJ, Christopher J. Peters and his wife Jessica Novak, from Boca Raton, FL, Bryan A. Garruto and his fiancée, Alison Pinyan from Marietta, GA, Jennifer L. and her husband Matthew Fletcher, from Glyndon, MD and Dr. Craig M. Peters from Dayton, OH. She also leaves her great-grandchildren, Timothy James "TJ" and Anderson. Terry is predeceased by her son Thomas R. Peters.