Barbara Bishop Peterson, 93, died April 30, 2012, at Palm Garden of Vero Beach.
She was born in Lynn, Mass., and lived in Vero Beach for 33 years, coming from Marblehead, Mass.
Before retirement, she was a telecommunications engineer with New England Telephone Co. for 37 years.
She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and was a longtime member and volunteer with the Indian River Medical Center Ladies Auxiliary.
She attended Grace Lutheran Church in Vero Beach.
Survivors include her sons, John S. Peterson, of Gulfport, Miss., and Garry T. Peterson, of Dorchester, Mass.; daughter, Gail M. Peterson-O’Neal, of Vero Beach; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Gunnar Stanley Peterson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Services and interment will be private.
Arrangements are by the Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory of Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
