Dorothy Mary (Senechal) Peterson
THOMPSON — Dorothy Mary (Senechal) Peterson, 66, wife of the late, David S. Peterson, died Sept. 11, 2025, at Hartford Hospital.
Dorothy was born in 1959 in Willimantic, daughter of the late Amie E. and Blanche M. (Mailloux) Senechal. Dorothy was well educated and earned her master’s degree in fine arts and also studied astronomy. She was employed as a Quality Inspector.
She was a very smart and cultured woman who had a lovely, eclectic taste, as well as being an incredible mother. She enjoyed the astounding abundance of creativity naturally instilled in her while loving and attentively passing on her knowledge/love of art, nature and kindness and music on to her three children.
She leaves her daughter, Renee L. Peterson and her husband Cory Hammerschlag of Putnam; her son, Adam Murzycki and his wife, Paula Perron of Dudley. In addition to her husband, Dorothy was predeceased by a son, Ian Peterson of Putnam.
The service was private. Gilman-Valade Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.
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