Bedford, New Hampshire
Marilyn F. Petersen
1928 — 2021
Marilyn F. Petersen, 93 of Bedford, NH died peacefully on August 10, 2021 surrounded by family. Marilyn was born in 1928 in Sanford, Maine, to Alfred and Jane (Reilly) Fogg. She moved to Portland, Maine at age 10. As a young teen, her beloved mother passed away, while her brother, and only sibling, was serving in the Navy in WWII. This loss forced Marilyn to become independent at a young age. The next year, she had the honor of christening a WWII supply ship, the Sumner I. Kimball in South Portland Harbor. Marilyn graduated from Deering High School in Portland in 1947. Upon graduation, she was employed at Sun Life Insurance Company. She married Robert A. Petersen, her high school...